cordon off
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Verb
cordon off (third-person singular simple present cordons off, present participle cordoning off, simple past and past participle cordoned off)
- (transitive) To protect from intrusion by enclosing in a rope barrier.
- Coordinate term: curtain off
- A portion of the office was cordoned off during the outsiders' tour.
- The police cordoned off the street while they investigated the accident.
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