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    cordon
    /ˈkɔːdn/

    noun

    • 1. a line or circle of police, soldiers, or guards preventing access to or from an area or building: "the crowd was halted in front of the police cordon" Similar barrierlinecolumnrow
    • 2. a fruit tree trained to grow as a single stem.

    verb

    • 1. 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"

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