cordon

simple noun9 collocationsAvg. frequency: 4.5

A line of police officers preventing people from entering an area.

A line of security personnel preventing people from entering an area.

Used to describe a cordon that is difficult to get through.

The cordon stops something from happening or someone from moving.

Indicates the location surrounded by the cordon.

Indicates the location surrounded by the cordon.

To create a line or circle to guard an area.

To force your way past a line of people guarding an area.

To quickly create a line or circle to guard an area.