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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Summanus	-	Roman Mythology
LÉOnne	-	French
Armor	['a:mə]
Roxanne	rahk-SAN (English), rok-SAHN (French)	English, French
Stafford	['stæfəd]
Sjoerd	SHOORT (Dutch)	Frisian, Dutch