Scores of heavily armed soldiers have tightened their grip on the capital. They are blocking streets and cordoning off government buildings as well as the airport.
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Cordoning
Synonyms for "cordoning" (25 found)
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Closest matches (5)
Strong matches (8)
Related words (12)
Noun(9 words)
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More general
11 entriesbarrierboundary controlboundary delineationcontainment strategycrowd managementevent securitypolicing actionpublic health measurerestrictionsecurity measurespatial boundary
More specific
15 entriesVIP area cordonbuffer zonecordon sanitairecrime scene cordondemarcation lineisolation zonepolice cordonpolice perimeterquarantine cordonquarantine zonesanitary cordonsecurity cordonstage barriertemporary cordonzone boundary
Collocations
15 entriescordon sanitairecordoning areacordoning boundarycordoning linecordoning measurescordoning operationcordoning perimetercordoning practicecordoning tapecordoning zonecrime scene cordonemergency cordonpolice cordonsecurity cordontemporary cordon
Inflections
6 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
City officials have extended a quarantine on people exposed to SARS, including cordoning off a second hospital.
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