cordoned off
Roped off area
Cordoned off describes an area that has been blocked or sealed with barriers, tape, or rope to restrict access.
Police cordon off crime scenes; officials cordon off disaster areas.
The phrase comes from cordon, a line of guards or a decorative cord.
The entire block was cordoned off after the gas leak.
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- exclusion zoneBarred access territory
- red zoneHigh-risk territory
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
barrier · crowd barrier · perimeter · safety perimeter · tape · roped off · no-go zone · isolate · stanchion · checkpoint · encircle · sealed off · blockade · restrict · off-limits · confined · no entry · secure
- stuckjammed, clogged, trapped, stuck in mud, snowed in
cordoned offopen to the public
accessible · open · unrestricted · open access · unblocked
cordoned offexposed
Out in open
on display · unveiled · in plain view · exhibited · laid bare
cordoned offunsealed
Not closed off
opened up · cleared · unobstructed · passable · integrated