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    cordon off

    US /ˈkɔrdn: ɔf/

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    UK /ˈkɔ:dn ɔf/

    A2
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo prevent access to an area by surrounding it with police, barriers, etc.
    The police cordoned off the area after the bomb threat.

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    Phrasal verbs - OFF - make off, get off, pull off...

    11:39Phrasal verbs - OFF - make off, get off, pull off...
    • "Fence off", "cordon off". I'm a little bit off right now. I'm off the screen, yeah? But

      "Fence off", "cordon off". I'm a little bit off right now. I'm off the screen, yeah? But

    • an area means to close it off. "Cordon off" is what you'll see when these

      an area means to close it off. "Cordon off" is what you'll see when these

    A2

    The Netherlands: Beyond Amsterdam

    25:03The Netherlands: Beyond Amsterdam
    • Cordon off sections of the shallow sea with hundreds of miles of dams and dikes like this.

      Cordon off sections of the shallow sea with hundreds of miles of dams and dikes like this.

    • cordon off sections of the shallow sea

      cordon off sections of the shallow sea

    B1

    Bloodborne's Story -Explained!

    31:17Bloodborne's Story -Explained!
    • We know that much, to the point where they actually had to burn it down and cordon off Old Yharnam from the rest of the city.

      We know that much, to the point where they actually had to burn it down and cordon off Old Yharnam from the rest of the city.

    • and cordon off Old Yharnam from the rest of the city.

      and cordon off Old Yharnam from the rest of the city.

    B1

    Rise of London (Full Episode) | Drain the Oceans | National Geographic

    47:23Rise of London (Full Episode) | Drain the Oceans | National Geographic
    • To avoid a disaster, the British government's policy is to cordon off and monitor the wreck.

      To avoid a disaster, the British government's policy is to cordon off and monitor the wreck.

    • To avoid a disaster, the British government's policy is to cordon off and monitor the wreck.

      To avoid a disaster, the British government's policy is to cordon off and monitor the wreck.

    B2