If police or soldiers ~ an area, they prevent people from entering or leaving it, usually by forming a line or ring.
Police cordoned off part of the city centre...
The police cordoned everything off.
= close off
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P
If police or soldiers ~ an area, they prevent people from entering or leaving it, usually by forming a line or ring.
Police cordoned off part of the city centre...
The police cordoned everything off.
= close off
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012