Meaning of the word cordon-off in English
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cordon-off
US /ˈkɔːr.dən/
UK /ˈkɔːr.dən/
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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:
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They've cordoned off the whole area because of a suspected bomb.
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