cordon
US: /ˈkɔɹdən/
UK: /kˈɔːdən/
UK: /kˈɔːdən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
cordon /'kɔ:dn/
- danh từ
- dãy đồn bốt; hàng rào cảnh sát
- hàng rào vệ sinh (để ngăn khu vực có bệnh dịch) ((cũng) sanitary cordon)
- dây kim tuyến (đeo ở vai...)
- (kiến trúc) gờ đầu tường
- cây ăn quả xén trụi cành
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
a line or ring of police officers, soldiers, etc. guarding sth or stopping people from entering or leaving a place: Demonstrators tried to break through the police cordon.
verb
Phrasal Verbs: cordon sth<->off to stop people from getting into an area by surrounding it with police, soldiers, etc: Police cordoned off the area until the bomb was made safe.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
tight | police, security
VERB + CORDON
form, throw
Police officers threw a cordon around his car to protect him.
| break through
The crowd managed to break through the police cordon.
CORDON + VERB
prevent sth
A police cordon prevented the marchers from entering the main square.
PREP.
~ around/round
There is a tight security cordon around the area.
Concise English dictionary
cordons|cordoned|cordoning'kɔːdn
noun
+cord or ribbon worn as an insignia of honor or rank
+adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord
