rope off
Restrict with cord
To rope off an area is to enclose or restrict access to it using ropes as barriers: They roped off the crime scene.
The phrase implies temporary demarcation rather than permanent fencing—cordoning a section of a museum, blocking a VIP area, or keeping crowds away from construction.
The front rows were roped off for family members.
- encloseShut in on all sides
- segregateSeparate by category
- shut inConfined to home
- isolateSeparate from others
- demarcateFix limits or boundaries
crime scene · quarantine · red carpet · VIP area · private event · cone · bollard · barrier · safety zone · separate · construction site · museum exhibit · no-go zone · block · tape · designate · chain · secure
- boundariesboundary, boundary line, borders, border, edges