cone sth off
— phrasal verb with cone uk/kəʊn/us/koʊn/verb UK
to prevent traffic from using a road or area by putting special objects that are shaped like cones on it:
Part of the road had been coned off for repair work.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Isolating and separating
- compartmentalize
- cone
- cordon
- cordon sth off
- cut sb/sth off
- demarcate
- divide
- insulate
- insulator
- intersect
- isolate
- isolation
- mark sth off
- seclude
- segregate
- separate
- separately
- sequester
- wrenching
- zonal
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