EGAVE

cordon

About 0.65 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  2. noun A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it.
  3. noun The arc of fielders on the off side, behind the batsman: the slips and gully.
  4. noun A woody plant, such as a fruit tree, pruned and trained to grow as a single stem on a support.
  5. verb Synonym of cordon off.

Similar words

ribbon yarn thread belt cord string rope ring band wrapping

Often followed by

of sanitaire bleu and around off was round to

Word family

cordoned cordoning cordons

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