cordon off


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Verb1.cordon off - divide by means of a rope; "The police roped off the area where the crime occurred"
inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
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Translations
يُطوِّق، يَضرِبُ نِطاقا
uzavřít kordónem
afspærre
kordonnal lezár
afgirîa
uzavrieť kordónom
kordon altına almakkuşatmak

w>cordon off

vt sep area, buildingabsperren, abriegeln
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cordon

(ˈkoːdn) noun
a line of sentries or policemen to prevent people from entering an area. They've put a cordon round the house where the bomb is planted.
cordon off
to enclose with a cordon. The police cordoned off the area where the gunman was.
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References in periodicals archive ?
Police and emergency crews cordon off part of Dale Street near Exchange Street East after reports that a car mounted the pavement and was in collision with a pedestrian at around 5pm.