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wall off Translationswall off
wall offTo separate, segregate, or divide someone or something by erecting a wall or similar barrier. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wall" and "off." The government walled off the section of the archives that contained information about its rise to power. They've effectively walled our department off from the rest of the company with all these boxes.See also: off, wallwall someone or something offto separate or segregate someone or something by building a wall. She sat right across from me at her desk, listening to every phone call I made. Finally, the manager walled her off so we now can carry on our business in privacy. They walled off the south door to the building.See also: off, wallwall something off (from someone or something)to deny access to an area by building a wall as a barrier. The manager was told to wall the incinerator area off from the machinery area. Please wall off the incinerator area.See also: off, wallwall offv. To divide or separate something with or as if with a wall: We walled off part of the room. The school walled the students off from the outside world. See also: off, wallwall off
wall off[′wȯl ′ȯf] (engineering) To seal cracks or crevices in the wall of a borehole with cement, mud cake, compacted cuttings, or casing. |