cordón

cordón
masculine noun
1. cord (cuerda) (gen) & (anatomy); lace (de zapato)
  • cordón umbilical -> umbilical cord
2. flex (cable eléctrico)
3. cordon (para protección, vigilancia)
  • cordón sanitario -> cordon sanitaire
4. curb (de la vereda) (CSur British), curb (United States)
  • aparcar en cordón -> to park end-to-end

cordón [cor-done’]
noun
1. Cord or string made of silk, Wool, hemp, etc. 2. (m)
2. Cord or girdle with which monks tie up their habits. (m)
3. A military cordon, formed by line of troops to prevent any communication. (m)
  • Cordón sanitario -> sanitary cordon
4. Strand of a cable or rope. (Nautical) (m)
  • Cabo de tres o cuatro cordones -> a three or four stranded rope or cable
5. Cordon, a row of stones jutting out between the rampart and the basis of the parapet, where the wall begins to be perpendicular. (Military) (m)
6. (Architecture) (m)
7. The milled edge of coined metal. (m)
8. Cord. (Anatomy) (m)
  • Cordón umbilical -> umbilical cord
9. (Cono Sur) kerb. (m)
10. Cordón de cerros, chain of hills. (Andes) (m)
11. Liquor, brandy. (Andes & Caribbean) (m)
12. (Cono Sur) Cordón detonante, fuse. (m)
noun, plural
13. Silver or gold cords from the right shoulder to the breast, worn by the cadets and other military men.
14. Harness cords of a velvetloom.
Twisted or platted lace. BOCEL.

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