[ˈkɔːdn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a line or circle of police, soldiers, or guards preventing access to or from an area or building
(e.g: the crowd was halted in front of the police cordon)

- a fruit tree trained to grow as a single stem

- a projecting course of brick or stone on the face of a wall


Phrases:

Origin:
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, the earliest of the current noun senses, dates from the early 18th century

[ˈkɔːdn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- prevent access to or from an area or building by surrounding it with police or other guards
(e.g: the city centre was cordoned off after fires were discovered in two stores)


Phrases:

Origin:
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, the earliest of the current noun senses, dates from the early 18th century