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cordon (**코**던)a line or circle of police, soldiers, or guards preventing access to or from an area

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a line or circle of police, soldiers, or guards preventing access to or from an area

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkɔːrdən/

Korean meaning: 경계선, 봉쇄선 (경찰이나 군인이 만든)

Korean pronunciation: **코**던

Example Sentences

  • The celebrity's bodyguards formed a human cordon to protect her from overzealous fans.
  • My mom cordoned off the kitchen after I accidentally exploded the microwave making popcorn.
  • The health authorities quickly cordoned off the contaminated water source.

cordon

NOUN

//ˈkɔːrdən//

a line or circle of police, soldiers, or guards preventing access to or from an area

cordon concept
💡 Concept

a line or circle of police, soldiers, or guards preventing access to or from an area

cordon rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Warden Gordon sets up the cordon!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkɔːrdən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkɔːdən/

🌳Etymology

Rootcordon
Suffix--on

Origin

프랑스어에서 온 단어로, 원래 '작은 끈, 줄'을 의미했습니다. 성에서 적을 막기 위해 병사들이 줄을 서는 모습에서 '봉쇄선'의 의미가 생겨났어요.

🎵Rhyme

GordonJordanwarden
Gordon
Jordan
warden

🔗Collocations

cordon off
police cordon
security cordon
tight cordon
breach the cordon

📝Examples

The celebrity's bodyguards formed a human cordon to protect her from overzealous fans.

😄 Fun example

My mom cordoned off the kitchen after I accidentally exploded the microwave making popcorn.

The health authorities quickly cordoned off the contaminated water source.

He proudly wore the red cordon that marked his achievement as a master chef.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

barrierblockadeperimeterboundaryfence

Antonyms

openingaccessentrance

Related

quarantineisolationcheckpointsecuritybarrier

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