cordon off something
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› to close an area to people and vehicles: The building was cordoned off and only employees with building IDs could enter.
(Definition of cordon off something from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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cord n THIN ROPE
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cord n WIRE
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cordial adj
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- cordon off something phrasal verb
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corduroy n
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core adj CENTRAL
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