- cordon of police
- line of police set up to guard or protect an area
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
cordon of police
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POLICE — Les fonctions et les services de la police en France recouvrent des domaines très divers. Le Code de procédure pénale assigne d’abord à la police judiciaire de constater les infractions à la loi pénale, d’en rassembler les preuves et d’en… … Encyclopédie Universelle
cordon — cor|don1 [ˈko:dn US ˈko:rdn] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: cordon strip of cloth or decorative cord (16 21 centuries), from French, from corde; CORD] a line of police officers, soldiers, or vehicles that is put around an area to stop people going… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cordon — I. noun Etymology: French, diminutive of corde cord Date: 15th century 1. a. an ornamental cord or ribbon b. stringcourse 2. a. a line of troops or of military posts enclosing an area to prevent passage b. a line of persons or objects around a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
cordon — n. & v. n. 1 a line or circle of police, soldiers, guards, etc., esp. preventing access to or from an area. 2 a an ornamental cord or braid. b the ribbon of a knightly order. 3 a fruit tree trained to grow as a single stem. 4 Archit. a string… … Useful english dictionary
cordon — courdoun m. cordon. Cordon de polícia : cordon de police. expr. Faire petar lo cordon : se marier, perdre sa virginité. voir veta … Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu
cordon — [ kɔrdɔ̃ ] n. m. • v. 1170; de corde I ♦ 1 ♦ Corde fine, tordue, tressée ou tissée servant d attache (vêtements, sacs, ameublement). ⇒ aiguillette, brandebourg, cordelière, cordonnet, dragonne, frange, ganse, lacs, lien, passepoil, soutache,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
cordon-bleu — cordon [ kɔrdɔ̃ ] n. m. • v. 1170; de corde I ♦ 1 ♦ Corde fine, tordue, tressée ou tissée servant d attache (vêtements, sacs, ameublement). ⇒ aiguillette, brandebourg, cordelière, cordonnet, dragonne, frange, ganse, lacs, lien, passepoil,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
cordon — ► NOUN 1) a line or circle of police, soldiers, or guards forming a barrier. 2) a fruit tree trained to grow as a single stem. ► VERB (cordon off) ▪ prevent access to or from by means of a cordon. ORIGIN Italian cordone and French cordon; related … English terms dictionary
cordon something off — ˌcordon sthˈoff derived 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. Main entry: ↑cordonderived … Useful english dictionary
cordon — [kôr′dən, kôrd′ n] n. [OFr, dim. of corde: see CORD] 1. a line or circle of police, soldiers, forts, ships, etc. stationed around an area to guard it 2. a cord, ribbon, or braid worn as a decoration or badge 3. STRINGCOURSE vt. to encircle or… … English World dictionary
