close off
Frequency: 7.010.1 per million words
Phrasal verb meaning to block a road or area.
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Examples (10)
- The police had to close off the main street after the accident.
- Authorities will close off the entire area for the president's visit.
- Emergency services are closing off the highway due to a chemical spill.
- The road will be closed off for repairs next week.
- They've closed off this section of the park for a new construction project.
- For the marathon, several downtown streets will be closed off.
- Park rangers closed off the trail because of a bear sighting.
- Can we close off this room for the private meeting?
- The city decided to permanently close off the old bridge to traffic.
- After the flood, many access roads were closed off by debris.