as in barricade
a line of people or objects that are placed around or in front of a person or place to keep people away
A cordon of police kept protesters away from the building.
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Medical equipment is pictured inside a police cordon outside Huntingdon Station on Saturday following a stabbing on a train.
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Dennis Romero, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
As well as renovations in the magnificent home, new trees have been planted and a security cordon has been created surrounding the house with about 150 acres.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Just over 100 Maccabi fans made the trip to northern Greece, but there was still a large police cordon set up around the Toumba Stadium to ensure order was maintained.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Neighbors recount scene outside Michigan church Phillip Cotter, a Clio resident, stood at the police cordon on Sunday morning.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
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barricade
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Due to the barricade situation, additional agents were called to the scene, officials said.—
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Insisting that a barricade of battleships and roughly 15,000 armed troops at Venezuela’s border is a non-invasive police action is just another misdirection.—
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“Cordon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cordon. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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