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How to pronounce “cordon

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Pronunciation guide for cordon

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of cordon with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Extraordinary Cakeswent on to study pastry making at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, France.
Definition summary
(archaic) A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc. [from 17th c.]

Example 1 of 8

How to pronounce cordon

Extraordinary Cakes

went on to study pastry making at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, France.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “cordon

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (archaic) A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc. [from 17th c.]
  • A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it. [from 16th c.]
  • (cricket) The arc of fielders on the off side, behind the batsman: the slips and gully. [from 20th c.]
  • (botany) A woody plant, such as a fruit tree, pruned and trained to grow as a single stem on a support. [from 19th c.]
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) Synonym of cordon off.

Practice Nearby Words

ribbon, yarn, thread, belt, cord, string, rope, ring, band, wrapping, peg, enclose, barrier, encircle, surround, flap, encirclement, siege, besiege, blockade, strand, boundary, lanyard, tag, lockdown, scope, umbilical, loose, zone, closure, cardo, bead, cordonnet, cincture, cordon sanitaire, cuffband, encincture, citation cord, cording, cordeliere, favor, corslet, surcingle, cingle, riband, chest candy, curtain, standard, corsage, kerchief, codpiece, gorget, neckcloth, viure, torsade, circingle, pisane, cuff, chestguard, collar, body cord, gardcorps, corcelet, fourragère, coudiere, bordure, tabard, kamarband, cockade, cuirass, stole, crest, coudière, cerement, sparadrap, taberd, curat, ripcord, crinet, neck-cloth, capstring, cummerband, chincloth, cumerbund, collarette, cords, circlet, coronet, tally, caparison, guard, cuirasse, rabat, cumberbund, flag cape, stripe, communication cord, comble, legcuff, collar tab

Similar Sounds

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