Cordon

French-English Dictionary of Military Terms · 1918 · p. 3

String, cord. Hoop, fire. Milled edge. Cordon of police or troops. Coping stone. Cordon (of wall). Hand loop (of whip). Cordon (generally). Lanyard. Line of mines. Fuze composition worm.— Cordon sanitaire. Cordon along frontier to prevent introduction of disease.— Cordon souple. Flex wire-—Cordons de plomb. Lead driving bands of shell (obsolete). [p.147]