cordons
Crowd control perimeters
Cordons are lines of police, soldiers, or barriers preventing access to an area: Police set up cordons around the crime scene.
The word comes from a French term for cord or ribbon, suggesting the way these barriers encircle or rope off a space.
To cordon off is to establish such a barrier.
In cooking, cordons appear in dishes like cordon bleu, where the name refers to the blue ribbon once worn by elite French knights—now suggesting culinary distinction.
Obstacle blocking a path
- blockadeSealing off a place
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- checkpointInspection station on route
roadblock · fence · bollard · restriction · enclosure · partition · screen · gate
Encirclement forcing surrender
- blockadeSealing off a place
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
troops · strategic · containment · occupation · demilitarized · salient · envelopment · tactical
Inspection station on route
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- sentryGuard on duty
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
screening · protection · clearance · badge · patrol · safeguard · defense · monitoring
Those holding authority
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- uniformedWearing prescribed outfit
tape · perimeter · incident · containment · protection · evacuation · lockdown
Complete separation from others
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- restrictionLimit on action
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
confinement · segregation · biosecurity · sanitary · decontamination · epidemic · pandemic · screening
barricade
Obstacle blocking a path
checkpoint · roadblock · fence · bollard · restriction · enclosure · partition · screen · gate · palisade
siege
Encirclement forcing surrender
- blockadeSealing off a place
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
fortification · troops · strategic · containment · occupation · demilitarized · salient · envelopment · tactical · deployment
checkpoint
Inspection station on route
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- sentryGuard on duty
perimeter · screening · protection · clearance · badge · patrol · safeguard · defense · monitoring · vetting
officers
Those holding authority
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
uniformed · tape · perimeter · incident · containment · protection · evacuation · lockdown
isolation
Complete separation from others
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- restrictionLimit on action
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
outbreak · confinement · segregation · biosecurity · sanitary · decontamination · epidemic · pandemic · screening
bleu
French for blue
technique · presentation · pastry · professional · chef · cuisine · plating · French · kitchen · finishing
- crowd controlriot gear, riot shields, rubber bullets, pepper balls, water cannon
- restrictionsban, bans, limits, limit, restrictions
- space managementzoning, layout, arrangement, spacing, allocation
cordonsopenings
Available positions or gaps
gateways · access points · entryways · free access · thoroughfares
cordonsreleases
Lets go or publishes
dispersals · openings · clearances · evacuations · scatterings
- cordon offIsolate with a perimeter
- cordoned offEnclosed by barriers
- chicken cordon bleuStuffed rolled poultry dish
- cordoning offEnclosing to restrict access
- cordon bleuHighest culinary distinction
- cordon bleu chickenBreaded stuffed chicken dish