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
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
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
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
noun
a formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles.
the royal cavalcade proceeded through the city
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
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
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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