Words Like CORDON
We have put together a list of words that are similar to CORDON.
1 Alternative Words Similar to cordon
10 definitions of cordon
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A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc.
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A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it.
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The arc of fielders on the off side, behind the batsman - the slips and gully.
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A woody plant, such as a fruit tree, pruned and trained to grow as a single stem on a support.
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To form a cordon around an area in order to prevent movement in or out.
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In fortification: A course of stones jutting before the rampart and the base of the parapet, or a course of stones between the wall of a fortress which lies aslope and the parapet which is perpendicular: introduced as an ornament, and used only in fortifications of stonework. The projecting coping of a scarp wall, which prevents the top of a revetment from being saturated with water, and forms an obstacle to an enemy's escalading party.
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In architecture, a molding of inconsiderable projection, usually horizontal, in the face of a wall: used for ornament, or to indicate on the exterior a division of stones, etc. Compare band, 2 .
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Milit., a line or series of military posts or sentinels, inclosing or guarding any particular place, to prevent the passage of persons other than those entitled to pass.
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Hence Any line (of persons) that incloses or guards a particular place so as to prevent egress or ingress.
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Any cord, braid, or lace of fine material forming a part of costume, as around the crown of a hat or hanging down from it, or used to secure a mantle or the like.