cordon sth off
— phrasal verb with cordon /ˈkɔː.dən/
/ˈkɔːr-/ verb Definition
› If people in authority, such as the police, cordon off a building or area, they put something around it in order to stop people from entering it: They've cordoned off the whole area because of a suspected bomb.Isolating and separating
(Definition of cordon sth off from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- compartmentalize verb
- cone sth off phrasal verb
- cut sb/sth off phrasal verb
- demarcate verb
- demarcation noun
- insulate verb (COVER)
- insulator noun
- intersect verb
- isolate verb
- isolation noun
- mark sth off phrasal verb
- partition verb (DIVIDE COUNTRY)
- rope sth/somewhere off phrasal verb
- screen sth off phrasal verb
- segregate verb
- separate verb (MOVE APART)
- shut yourself off phrasal verb
- uncouple verb
- wrench verb
- zonal adjective
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