cordoned
Meaning of cordoned
- prevent access to or from an area or building by surrounding it with police or other guards.
the city centre was cordoned off after fires were discovered in two stores
late Middle English (denoting an ornamental braid): from Italian cordone, augmentative of corda, and French cordon, diminutive of corde, both from Latin chorda ‘string, rope’ (see cord). cordon (sense 3 of the noun), the earliest of the current noun senses, dates from the early 18th century.
Information about cordoned
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of cordoned
cor-doned
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- cordoned is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
cordoned synonyms
Meaning cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others:
Meaning set apart from the rest or from each other; isolate or divide:
Meaning put (a person or animal) in quarantine:
Meaning fasten or close securely:
Meaning only a short distance away or apart in space or time:
Meaning move (something) into position so as to block an opening; close:
Meaning seal off (a place) to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving:
Meaning surround or close off on all sides:
Meaning form a circle around; surround:
Meaning be all round (someone or something):
Words that rhyme with cordoned
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