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How to pronounce cordon off in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms rope in, rope off
Type of close in, enclose, inclose, shut in

Examples of cordon off

cordon off
Meanwhile, two MRAPs stayed behind to cordon off the highway and stop all traffic.
From the thenewstribune.com
But people have to get on with their lives, so you can't cordon off a whole estate.
From the guardian.co.uk
Cordon off four or five blocks of the shopping precinct between, say, 10am and 3pm.
From the smh.com.au
But it could not even cordon off the school in which the hostages were held.
From the economist.com
They cordon off the Florida State Election Commission with armored vehicles.
From the time.com
The burglary, which occurred shortly after noon, led officers to cordon off Yucca Avenue.
From the ocregister.com
The officers were helping to evacuate people and cordon off the zone.
From the nytimes.com
The cabal, through a determined and unprecedented effort, did manage to cordon off the worm.
From the theatlantic.com
She'll just be ticked off she didn't cordon off the khazis with her own maid service first.
From the thisismoney.co.uk