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cordon off

cordon off verb: to protect from intrusion by enclosing in a rope or other barrier.

Verb

cordon off (third-person singular simple present cordons off, present participle cordoning off, simple past and past participle cordoned off)

  1. (transitive) To 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.
    Synonyms:
    cordon

Synonyms of cordon off

Forms of cordon off

third-person singular presentcordons off
present participlecordoning off
past participlecordoned off
pastcordoned off

Questions about cordon off

What does cordon off mean?
Cordon off means to protect from intrusion by enclosing in a rope or other barrier.
What part of speech is cordon off?
Cordon off is a verb.
What is the past tense of cordon off?
The past tense of cordon off is cordoned off.

Words near cordon off in the dictionary

  1. cordocenteses
  2. cordocentesis
  3. cordon
  4. cordon bleu
  5. cordon bleus
  6. cordon off
  7. cordon sanitaire
  8. cordon-bleu
  9. cordon-bleus
  10. cordonbleu
  11. cordonbleus

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