cordon off

To restrict access to a particular area by using a rope, tape, or other means. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cordon" and "off." That section of the restaurant has been cordoned off for a private party.

cordon something off

to mark off an area where people should not go with a rope, tape, ribbon, etc. The police cordoned the scene of the crime off, and we could not even get close. They cordoned off the area.

See also: cordon, off

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

angle
angling
not do (someone or oneself) any favors
(Is) this taken?
identify with
involve with
involve with (someone or something)
involved with
arrange for
arrange some music for

References in periodicals archive

Officials at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport were forced to cordon off part of a service lane on 17 August 2002 after a package containing radioactive material was discovered.

Radioactive contamination forces closure of service lane at Paris airport

Police cordon off te KPT Merrivale store on Merrivale Road following a cash-machine ram-raid in Woolton.

Dramatic pictures show cash machine dumped by bin after failed ram raid; Shocking photos show scene of chaos left behind after attempted off licence raid

Wall collapse forces police to cordon off section of a Gateshead street Download the Chronicle app from the Google Play store and the Apple App Store here:

Watch: Wall collapse forces police to cordon off section of a Gateshead street; Weather blamed for a large section of wall collapsing in Gateshead town centre forcing police to cordon off the area

Police cordon off a pathway, far right, off Warton Street, near Daniel Close, following a shooting

MAN, 21, SHOT IN DAYLIGHT ATTACK; Victim in hospital with gun shot wounds to buttocks

Police also attended to cordon off the scene and temporary traffic lights were installed.

Missing manhole cover causes traffic chaos

POLICE were forced to cordon off part of St Mary Street in Cardiff yesterday after stonework fell from the wall of a city nightclub.

Masonry safety fears

词组	cordon off
释义	cordon off cordon off To restrict access to a particular area by using a rope, tape, or other means. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cordon" and "off." That section of the restaurant has been cordoned off for a private party. See also: cordon, off Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. cordon something off to mark off an area where people should not go with a rope, tape, ribbon, etc. The police cordoned the scene of the crime off, and we could not even get close. They cordoned off the area. See also: cordon, off McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: angle angling not do (someone or oneself) any favors (Is) this taken? identify with involve with involve with (someone or something) involved with arrange for arrange some music for References in periodicals archive Officials at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport were forced to cordon off part of a service lane on 17 August 2002 after a package containing radioactive material was discovered. Radioactive contamination forces closure of service lane at Paris airport Police cordon off te KPT Merrivale store on Merrivale Road following a cash-machine ram-raid in Woolton. Dramatic pictures show cash machine dumped by bin after failed ram raid; Shocking photos show scene of chaos left behind after attempted off licence raid Wall collapse forces police to cordon off section of a Gateshead street Download the Chronicle app from the Google Play store and the Apple App Store here: Watch: Wall collapse forces police to cordon off section of a Gateshead street; Weather blamed for a large section of wall collapsing in Gateshead town centre forcing police to cordon off the area Police cordon off a pathway, far right, off Warton Street, near Daniel Close, following a shooting MAN, 21, SHOT IN DAYLIGHT ATTACK; Victim in hospital with gun shot wounds to buttocks Police also attended to cordon off the scene and temporary traffic lights were installed. Missing manhole cover causes traffic chaos POLICE were forced to cordon off part of St Mary Street in Cardiff yesterday after stonework fell from the wall of a city nightclub. Masonry safety fears
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