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- DictionaryCor·don/ˈkôrd(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a line or circle of police, soldiers, or guards preventing access to or from an area or building: "troops threw a cordon around the headquarters"
- 2. another term for stringcourse
verb
- 1. prevent access to or from an area or building by surrounding it with police or other guards: "the city center was cordoned off after fires were discovered in two stores"