cordon off
Seal the area
To cordon off an area is to seal it with a barrier—typically rope, tape, or a line of people—preventing entry or passage.
Police cordon off crime scenes; event staff cordon off VIP sections.
The image is of a cord or rope forming a boundary: Firefighters cordoned off the block while they searched for gas leaks.
- shut inConfined to home
- encircleSurround on all sides
- encloseShut in on all sides
- security perimeterControlled boundary around protected area
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
safety barrier · quarantine · exclusion zone · isolate · surround · picket · blockade · perimeter · bollards · demarcation · boundary · restrict · contain · police · partition · zone · exclude · crowd control
- isolationloneliness, quarantine, seclusion, lockdown, solitude
- restrainhold back, suppress, hold in, keep in, keep down
- boundariesboundary, boundary line, borders, border, edges
access restriction
cordon offopen up
Reveal inner thoughts
let in · throw open · admit · open to the public · unblock