cordon off
To protect from intrusion by enclosing in a rope or other barrierTo protect from intrusion by enclosing in a rope or other barrier.
» The police cordoned off the area with yellow tape.
Полиция оградила район жёлтой лентой. — link2xt
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo protect from intrusion by enclosing in a rope or other barrier.
A portion of the office was cordoned off during the outsiders' tour.
The police cordoned off the street while they investigated the accident.
- divide by means of a rope
Examples
15 sentencesThe police cordoned off the area with yellow tape.
ruПолиция оградила район жёлтой лентой. — link2xt
Police cordoned off the area.
Police cordoned off the crime scene.
ruПолиция оцепила место преступления. — odexed
deDie Polizei sperrte den Tatort ab. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The police had to cordon off the area.
The area was cordoned off with yellow tape.
Translations
4 languagesForms
cordons off, cordoning off, cordoned off, cordoned off| Base form | cordon off · to cordon off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | cordons off |
| Present participle | cordoning off |
| Past simple | cordoned off |
| Past participle | cordoned off |
irregular
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.