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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Prince Andrew and the Siege of Royal Lodge The prince lives in Royal Lodge, a 30-room mansion in Windsor, which is outside the police cordon that protects the castle and surrounding grounds.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Before his address on Saturday, Yoon, 63, a former chief prosecutor who took office in 2022, had not made any public appearances since lifting the martial law order early Wednesday after lawmakers defied a security cordon to enter the National Assembly building and voted unanimously to reject it.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2024
About two dozen street vendors who were forced to pack up their wares as detectives investigated the shooting were spotted waiting outside the police cordon following the incident.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
Police set up a wide cordon around the London embassy as officers dealt with a suspicious package.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Before his address on Saturday, Yoon, 63, a former chief prosecutor who took office in 2022, had not made any public appearances since lifting the martial law order early Wednesday after lawmakers defied a security cordon to enter the National Assembly building and voted unanimously to reject it.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2024
About two dozen street vendors who were forced to pack up their wares as detectives investigated the shooting were spotted waiting outside the police cordon following the incident.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
Police set up a wide cordon around the London embassy as officers dealt with a suspicious package.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Cordon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cordon. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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