close off

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close off

verb closes off · closing off · closed off

To seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter. The police closed off the street while they investigated the murder scene.

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"close off." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/close%20off. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{close_off_2026,
  title = {close off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/close%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}