cordon
noun
1 cordon
A series of sentinels or of military posts enclosing or guarding some place or thing.
Roget 230:
outline,
circumference;
perimeter,
periphery,
ambit,
circuit,
lines tournure†,
contour,
profile,
silhouette;
bounds;
coast line.
zone,
belt,
girth,
band,
baldric,
zodiac,
girdle,
tyre [Brit.],
cingle†,
clasp,
girt;
cordon
etc.
(inclosure)
232;
circlet,
etc.
247.
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Roget 232:
inclosure,
envelope;
case
etc.
(receptacle)
191;
wrapper;
girdle
etc.
230.
pen,
fold;
pen fold,
in fold,
sheep fold;
paddock,
pound;
corral;
yard;
net,
seine net.
wall,
hedge,
hedge row;
espalier;
fence
etc.
(defense)
717;
pale,
paling,
balustrade,
rail,
railing,
quickset hedge,
park paling,
circumvallation†,
enceinte,
ring fence.
barrier,
barricade;
gate,
gateway;
bent,
dingle [U.S.];
door,
hatch,
cordon;
prison
etc.
752.
dike,
dyke,
ditch,
fosse†,
moat.
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Roget 247:
circularity,
roundness;
rotundity
etc.
249.
circle,
circlet,
ring,
areola,
hoop,
roundlet†,
annulus,
annulet†,
bracelet,
armlet;
ringlet;
eye,
loop,
wheel;
cycle,
orb,
orbit,
rundle,
zone,
belt,
cordon,
band;
contrate wheel†,
crown wheel;
hub;
nave;
sash,
girdle,
cestus†,
cincture,
baldric,
fillet,
fascia,
wreath,
garland;
crown,
corona,
coronet,
chaplet,
snood,
necklace,
collar;
noose,
lasso,
lassoo†.
ellipse,
oval,
ovule;
ellipsoid,
cycloid;
epicycloid [Geom.],
epicycle;
semicircle;
quadrant,
sextant,
sector.
sphere
etc.
249.
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Roget 877:
title,
honor;
knighthood
etc.
(nobility)
875.
highness,
excellency,
grace;
lordship,
worship;
reverence,
reverend;
esquire,
sir,
master,
Mr. ,
signor,
senor,
Mein Herr [G.],
mynheer†;
your honor,
his honor;
serene highness;
handle to one's name.
decoration,
laurel,
palm,
wreath,
garland,
bays,
medal,
ribbon,
riband,
blue ribbon,
cordon,
cross,
crown,
coronet,
star,
garter;
feather,
feather in one's cap;
epaulet,
epaulette,
colors,
cockade;
livery;
order,
arms,
shield,
scutcheon;
reward
etc.
973.
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Dutch: kordon
Polish: kordon
2 cordon
Cord or ribbon worn as an insignia of honor or rank.
3 cordon
Adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord.
Moby thesaurus: advance guard, armed guard, bank guard, beleaguer, beset, besiege, block, blockade, blue ribbon, bolt, bottleneck, bound, box in, cage, catch, chamber, close in, coast guard, compass, contain, coop, coop in, coop up, cordon bleu, cordon off, cordon sanitaire, cordoning off, corral, cull out, curtain, decoration, decoration of honor, determent, deterrent, difficulty, divide, drawback, encircle, enclose, encompass, enshrine, fence in, garrison, garter, ghettoize, gin, goalie, goalkeeper, goaltender, gold star, grand cordon, guard, guarder, guardsman, hang-up, hazard, hedge in, hem in, hitch, house in, hurdle, impound, imprison, incarcerate, include, inlying picket, insulate, isolate, isolation, jail, jailer, joker, keep apart, keep aside, kennel, lay aside, leaguer, mew, mew up, objection, obstacle, obstruction, obstructive, one small difficulty, order, ornament, outguard, outpost, pen, pen in, pick out, picket, pocket, put aside, quarantine, quarantine flag, rail in, rear guard, red ribbon, riband, ribbon, riddle, rope off, rub, sanitary cordon, screen, seal off, seclude, seclusion, security guard, segregate, segregation, separate, separation, set apart, set aside, shrine, shut in, shut up, sieve, sift, snag, sort out, stable, star, stumbling block, stumbling stone, surround, thrash, thresh, train guard, van, vanguard, wall in, warder, winnow, wrap, yard, yard up, yellow flag, yellow jack ... show more.
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