The police cordoned the scene of the crime off, and we could not even get close.
•They cordoned off the area.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
cordon something off — ˌcordon sthˈoff derived to stop people from getting into an area by surrounding it with police, soldiers, etc • Police cordoned off the area until the bomb was made safe. Main entry: ↑cordonderived … Useful english dictionary
cordon something off — prevent access to or from a place by means of a cordon. → cordon … English new terms dictionary
cordon something off — Syn: close off, seal off, fence off, separate off, isolate, enclose, encircle, surround … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
seal something off — Syn: close off, shut off, cordon off, fence off, isolate … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
cordon off — verb divide by means of a rope The police roped off the area where the crime occurred • Syn: ↑rope in, ↑rope off • Hypernyms: ↑enclose, ↑close in, ↑inclose, ↑shut in … Useful english dictionary
cordon — [ kɔ:d(ə)n] noun 1》 a line or circle of police, soldiers, or guards preventing access to or from a place. 2》 a fruit tree trained to grow as a single stem. 3》 Architecture another term for string course. verb (cordon something off) prevent access … English new terms dictionary
cordon — noun Syn: barrier, line, chain, ring, circle Phrases: cordon something off … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
cordon off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms cordon off : present tense I/you/we/they cordon off he/she/it cordons off present participle cordoning off past tense cordoned off past participle cordoned off 1) to form a cordon around an area Police had… … English dictionary
cordon — cor|don1 [ kɔrdn ] noun count a line of people, especially police officers or soldiers, that stops other people from going somewhere: The army had thrown a security cordon around the hotel. cordon cor|don 2 [ kɔrdn ] verb ,cordon off phrasal verb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rope off — verb divide by means of a rope The police roped off the area where the crime occurred • Syn: ↑rope in, ↑cordon off • Hypernyms: ↑enclose, ↑close in, ↑inclose, ↑shut in … Useful english dictionary
seal off — verb 1. make tight; secure against leakage (Freq. 3) seal the windows • Syn: ↑seal • Derivationally related forms: ↑seal (for: ↑seal), ↑sealant … Useful english dictionary
