cordon off



cordon something off

to mark off an area where people should not go with a rope, tape, ribbon, etc. The police cordoned the scene of the crime off, and we could not even get close. They cordoned off the area.
See also: cordon, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aniketos-Greek, Ancient Greek
Yutke-Yiddish
Sacha-French
Haraldur-Icelandic
Rebeccahrə-BEK-əEnglish (Rare)
Ernestina-Italian