cordon off

English

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.
The police cordoned off the street while they investigated the accident.

Translations

to enclose with rope barrier

Finnish: sulkea (fi) köysiaidalla
Japanese: 結界 (けっかい, kekkai)

Swedish: spärra av (sv)

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