seal off

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seal off

verb seals off · sealing off · sealed off

transitive To physically isolate an area or building for security reasons preventing passage of humans or vehicles. Police sealed off the building following an anonymous bomb warning.

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@misc{seal_off_2026,
  title = {seal off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seal%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}