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corteges

kɔːˈteɪʒ
kɔːˈtɛʒ

noun

a solemn procession, especially for a funeral.

a funeral cortège

procession,parade,cavalcade,motorcade,carcade,convoy,caravan,train,column,file,line,trail,chain,rank,troop,march-past,crocodile

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cortege

kɔːˈteɪʒ
kɔːˈtɛʒ

noun

a solemn procession, especially for a funeral.

a funeral cortège

procession,parade,cavalcade,motorcade,carcade,convoy,caravan,train,column,file,line,trail,chain,rank,troop,march-past,crocodile

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cordons

ˈkɔːd(ə)n

noun

a line or circle of police, soldiers, or guards preventing access to or from an area or building.

the crowd was halted in front of the police cordon

barrier,line,column,row,file,ranks,chain,ring,circle,picket line,crocodile

verb

prevent access to or from an area or building by surrounding it with police or other guards.

the city centre was cordoned off after fires were discovered in two stores

close off,seal off,tape off,fence off,rope off,screen off,curtain off,shut off,partition off,separate off,isolate,segregate,quarantine,seal,close,shut,blockade,enclose,encircle,surround

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cordon

ˈkɔːd(ə)n

noun

a line or circle of police, soldiers, or guards preventing access to or from an area or building.

the crowd was halted in front of the police cordon

barrier,line,column,row,file,ranks,chain,ring,circle,picket line,crocodile

verb

prevent access to or from an area or building by surrounding it with police or other guards.

the city centre was cordoned off after fires were discovered in two stores

close off,seal off,tape off,fence off,rope off,screen off,curtain off,shut off,partition off,separate off,isolate,segregate,quarantine,seal,close,shut,blockade,enclose,encircle,surround

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cavalcades

ˌkav(ə)lˈkeɪd

noun

a formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles.

the royal cavalcade proceeded through the city

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baluster

/ˈbæləstər/

noun

A short pillar or column, typically decorative in design, in a series supporting a rail or coping.

Here, too were the louvres, the broad-based wooden benches, the curvilinear balusters supporting rails around polished wooden platforms.

pole,stake,upright,shaft,prop,support,picket,strut,pillar,pale,paling,column,piling,standard,stanchion,pylon,stave,rod,newel,baluster,jamb,bollard,mast

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abutments

/əˈbʌtm(ə)nt/

noun

A structure built to support the lateral pressure of an arch or span, e.g. at the ends of a bridge.

the first bridge was of timber with stone abutments

support,cutwater,pile,piling,plinth,pedestal,foot,footing,abutment,buttress,stanchion,prop,stay,upright,pillar,post,column

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abutment

/əˈbətmənt/

noun

A structure built to support the lateral pressure of an arch or span, e.g. at the ends of a bridge.

the first bridge was of timber with stone abutments

support,cutwater,pile,piling,plinth,pedestal,foot,footing,abutment,buttress,stanchion,prop,stay,upright,pillar,post,column

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