cordon

noun

1. (archaic)A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc.
2. A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it.
3. The arc of fielders on the off side, behind the batsman: the slips and gully.
4. A woody plant, such as a fruit tree, pruned and trained to grow as a single stem on a support.

verb

1. (transitive)Synonym of cordon off.

   “Strong detachments of infantry instead of gendarmes cordoned the streets leading to the Lycée.”

name

1. A surname.