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Cordon meaning
A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc. | A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it. | The arc of fielders on the off side, behind the batsman: the slips and gully.
Example sentences (20)
Teyf and his son Elan both studied at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, while Tollan (David’s other son and the apparent black sheep of the family) studied at Le Cordon Bleu in Madrid.
A woman, who works in the nearby Best One shop and lives inside the cordon, told the ECHO how she had woken up for work at 5am, came outside and saw the cordon in place.
Our reporter added: "There are two police vans within the cordon and police cars at each end of an inner cordon and at the top by Court Lane.
The cordon, or fruiting wire, is a few feet off the surface, and catch wires above the cordon are used to train shoot growth in an upward direction.
A bunch of flowers could be seen next to the forensic tent inside the police cordon where a 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death in Croydon, PA reports.
A cordon and search operation was launched by the forces on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday when the gun battle broke out in the area, sources said.
A cordon has been set up and is expected to remain in place for some time while investigations continue.
A cordon was in place around the address in the aftermath of the incident.
A cordon was put in place around a Tesco Express on the corner of Reeds Lane and Birket Avenue following the incident as police investigated.
A friend of the victim, named locally as Matthew, said they found out about his death after driving past the pub and seeing the police cordon.
A joint cordon and search operation was launched by the army and police on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday after noticing suspicious movement in the forest area of Dassal Gujran near Rajouri, a defence official said.
A large cordon is in place between Vane Street and Freehold Street, off Spring Bank, following an incident on Monday evening.
A large cordon is in place on the Stowlawn playing fields with a blue tent clearly visible in the middle of the green and a number of police vehicles and officers in the area.
A large cordon was seen being put into place in Market Place.
A large police presence and cordon in town centre was in response to a sudden death, police confirm.
A number of police vehicles can be seen below Willington Dene Viaduct, with a huge cordon surrounding the area.
A police cordon has been put in place near a North Tyneside viaduct.
A police cordon was in place at Clune Brae this morning.
A police officer at the police cordon on Friday (January 27).
Army and police put the area in cordon throughout the night.