cordon sanitairenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkɔː.dɒ̃ sæn.ɪˈteər/us/kɔːrˌdɑ̃ː sɑː.niˈter/plural cordons sanitaires uk/ˌkɔː.dɒ̃.sæn.ɪˈteər/us/kɔːrˌdɑ̃ː.sɑː.niˈter/a guarded area around a place or country that prevents people from entering or leaving it:
NATO was accused of trying to throw a cordon sanitaire around Russia.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Limiting and restricting
- box sb in
- chain
- circumscribe
- clamp down on sth
- clampdown
- curtail
- damage limitation
- debilitate
- delimit
- delimitation
- hamstring
- hedge
- infringe
- muzzle
- non-proliferation
- qualification
- ration
- rationing
- restrain
- stabilizer
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