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Meanings of cordon off in English

Spanish
rodear

Divide by means of a rope.

        rodear
        Usage of cordon off in English
        1
        He spread them out to cordon off all points southeast of Greenbank.
        The half-made world
        2
        The authorities were moving fast to cordon off the county, blocking all roads.
        Death angel
        3
        If they escape before we arrive, we'll cordon off the area.
        Monster Hunter Vendetta
        4
        Traditionally-trained journalists seemed to want a way to cordon off science blogging from journalism.
        Wired
        5
        Rockwell has asked the Christchurch City Council to cordon off a building it constructed.
        Radio NZ
        6
        Facebook Twitter Pinterest Police cordon off Manchester Road in Clifton after Paul Massey murder.
        The Guardian
        7
        It looked to Reuth as though they meant to cordon off the entire narrows.
        Assail
        8
        Local law enforcement authorities were also called onto the scene to cordon off the area.
        The South African
        9
        Erlendur told a policeman to cordon off the area.
        Arctic chill
        10
        The New Zealand Defence Force was called to clear the area and cordon off the site.
        Radio NZ
        11
        More and more British troops were coming into the city to cordon off the whole centre.
        The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
        12
        Its large tables have low dividers that cordon off personal space but won't guard personal calls.
        Wired
        13
        He tried to contact the emergency services to have them cordon off the Levall-Mellon building site.
        Another life
        14
        Cops cordon off parts of streets where the corpses lie strewn in the Mexican holiday town.
        News.com.au
        15
        Law enforcement authorities are expected to cordon off the area around Greenmarket Square and contain the situation.
        The South African
        16
        Video: Reuters Police cordon off the scene of an attack on a gas factory in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, France.
        The Irish Times
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