Cordon and Guard

Cordon

Cordon noun - A series of sentinels or of military posts enclosing or guarding some place or thing.

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Guard and cordon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Guard" instead a verb "Cordon".

Nearby Words: cordoning, cordoned

Guard verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Cordon and guard are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Cordon" with "Guard", this verbs are similar.

good	good cordon	good guard
military	military cordon	military guard

In fact, this is exactly how he catches the Jackal: During the Liberation Day parade, he goes around the security cordon and asks the gendarmes one by one until he stumbles upon one guard who let in a guy who fits the Jackal's profile.

Source: Literature / The Day of the Jackal
President Spobeck has mobilized National Guard and even Army units to maintain a cordon around the zone.

Source: Tabletop Game / Damnation Decade
The general trend of late game introduction of elite mooks is subverted in STALKER - the player can encounter Spetsnaz in the first area of the game, in the Cordon by the Military Guard Post.

Source: Elite Mooks

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