was cordoning

• past progressive

  past progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.

  of cordon.
  cordon

  noun

  a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area.

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