Thesaurus results for CORDON

cordon

noun

as in barricade

a line of people or objects that are placed around or in front of a person or place to keep people away A cordon of police kept protesters away from the building.

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Recent Examples of cordon Troops tried massive cordon and sweep operations, and coerced the Jewish Agency and the Haganah into two periods of collaboration—both of which crumbled in the face of popular disgust and the Haganah’s own ambivalence. —

Eliot A. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2015 In Barcelona, several Puigdemont supporters clashed with police in a bid to breach the cordon surrounding the park housing the regional parliament building. —

Fox News, 8 Aug. 2024 Several Puigdemont supporters clashed with police in a bid to breach the cordon surrounding the park housing the parliament building. —

Reuters, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024 Some demonstrators turned back; others attempted to push through the cordon, trying to reach and sabotage the site. —

Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 7 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cordon