cordon sanitaire
Protective buffer zone
A cordon sanitaire is a barrier—originally a line of guards—preventing people or goods from leaving an infected area and spreading disease.
The term extends to any protective buffer zone: political parties may form a cordon sanitaire around an extremist faction, refusing to cooperate with it.
Western nations maintained a cordon sanitaire around the Soviet Union.
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- isolationComplete separation from others
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
epidemic · pandemic · contagion · infection · disease · transmission · incubation · patient zero
Nation preventing direct conflict
- buffer zoneNeutral area between rivals
- containment policyStrategy limiting rival expansion
- neutral zoneProhibited hostility area
- sphere of influenceZone of dominant authority
iron curtain · cold war · isolationism · non-intervention · diplomatic isolation · embargo · sanctions · blockade
Network access control system
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
protective barrier · separation · distancing · exclusion · ostracism · isolation · marginalization · ring-fence
Obstruction preventing passage
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- checkpointInspection station on route
- blockadeSealing off a place
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
fence · boundary · enclosure · security line · border control · restricted zone · access control · patrol
quarantine
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- isolationComplete separation from others
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
outbreak · epidemic · pandemic · contagion · infection · disease · transmission · incubation · patient zero · contact tracing
buffer state
Nation preventing direct conflict
- buffer zoneNeutral area between rivals
- containment policyStrategy limiting rival expansion
- neutral zoneProhibited hostility area
sphere of influence · iron curtain · cold war · isolationism · non-intervention · diplomatic isolation · embargo · sanctions · blockade · exclusion zone
firewall
Network access control system
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
shield · protective barrier · separation · distancing · exclusion · ostracism · isolation · marginalization · ring-fence
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- checkpointInspection station on route
- blockadeSealing off a place
barricade · fence · boundary · enclosure · security line · border control · restricted zone · access control · patrol · guard post
cordon sanitairefree movement
Unrestricted ability to travel
open door policy · free passage · freedom of movement · borderless · laissez-passer
cordon sanitairecoalition government
Multiparty cooperative administration
big tent · engagement · rapprochement · grand coalition · power-sharing
sanitation, sanitary, sanitize, cordon, sanitized, sanitizer, cordage, sanitizing, sanitizes