cordon
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Is cordon a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (archaic) A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc. [from 17th c.]
2. A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it. [from 16th c.]
3. (cricket) The arc of fielders on the off side, behind the batsman: the slips and gully. [from 20th c.]
4. (botany) A woody plant, such as a fruit tree, pruned and trained to grow as a single stem on a support. [from 19th c.]
verb (English)
1. (transitive) Synonym of cordon off.Examples: "Strong detachments of infantry instead of gendarmes cordoned the streets leading to the Lycée."Synonyms: cordon off
Definition source: Wiktionary