to cordon
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5.8
- verb
- /ˈkɔrdən/
:
acordonar
- The Army's going to cordon off the whole town.
So the natural tendency is to just sort of cordon it off.
- So the natural tendency is to just sort of cordon it off.
Examples
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On election day, police cordoned off ballot stations in opposition strongholds.
Academic text (2011) -
The Marines arrived shortly after and cordoned off the area.
Fiction book (1999) -
First we cordon off your neighborhood.
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- Coordinate with federal authorities and cordon off the area.
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We intend to cordon off the area and make sure the situation is contained.
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The police have cordoned off a section of the parking lot and transformed it into a command post.
Fiction book (2002) -
It's worse downtown where police have cordoned off the train station and are searching all passengers.
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Police have cordoned off the entire Central Heights and East Park Side areas... ...as well as Merchant and South Shoreline Boulevards in an attempt...
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A restless crowd encircles the hospital, cordoned off by police blockades, with uniformed cops forming a human wall around people.
Fiction book (2002) -
The police decided to cordon off the scene of the accident to ensure public safety.
Synonyms
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3.7
Surround something completely, often with a wall or fence
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3.9
Stop people from entering or leaving an area by blocking it
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4.8
To stop people from entering a place by putting up a barrier
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6.4
To surround an area with a wall to protect it
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3.8
Close a road, path or entrance so people cannot go through
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6.3
Stop people entering or leaving an area by using police and barriers
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2.4
To put a barrier around land to mark or protect it
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6.0
To stop people and goods entering or leaving a place, often during war
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3.7
Surround an area with a fence to stop people from entering
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4.8
To keep people out of an area by putting ropes around it
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3.0
To surround an area with a barrier to keep others out
To block a place so people cannot enter, often by putting up a fence
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Etymology
Cordon (verb) comes from the idea of making a 'cord' around something, the same root as English cord. So to cordon off an area is to form a line or barrier to block it for safety or control.