as in barricades
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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barricades
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Traffic was rerouted in some areas, but barricades didn’t line all of Ocean Drive and sidewalk seating returned.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026 -
The vehicle smashed through barricades and concrete, racing down a hallway before becoming lodged in the twisted wreckage.—
Gayle Pearlstein,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Cordons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cordons. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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