cordoned

Sealed with tape

Cordoned is the past tense of cordon, meaning to seal off an area by surrounding it with barriers or guards.

Police cordon off crime scenes; military forces cordon neighborhoods during operations.

The word comes from cordon, a line of people or objects forming a barrier: The area was cordoned off after the explosion.

restriction

quarantine

Isolation preventing disease transmission

controlled · regulated · limited · confined · enclosed · access · clearance · authorized · off-limits · sealed

enforcement

police

Civil law enforcement

  • tapeAdhesive strip on roll
  • crimePunishable illegal act
  • sceneDramatic unit or locale

investigation · accident · emergency · perimeter · checkpoint · patrol · officer · guard · sentry · surveillance

barrier

tape

Adhesive strip on roll

blockade · roadblock · rope · stanchions · sawhorses · diversion · detour · closure · enclosure · partition

separation

isolated

Separated from others

divided · zoned · sequestered · walled · fenced · roped · blocked · sealed · closed · separated

Categories
Opposites
access restriction

cordonedopened

Made no longer closed

opened up · accessible · unrestricted · unblocked · open

containment status

cordonedreleased

Set free from confinement

freed · liberated · unclosed · exposed

barrier status

cordonedunsealed

Not closed off

exposed · unenclosed · unbounded · unguarded · unprotected

Phrases
Family

cordon, cordons, cordoning, cordon off

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G