cordon off
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Verb | 1. | cordon off - divide by means of a rope; "The police roped off the area where the crime occurred" |
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يُطوِّق، يَضرِبُ نِطاقا
uzavřít kordónem
afspærre
kordonnal lezár
afgirîa
uzavrieť kordónom
kordon altına almakkuşatmak
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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