rope off
phrasal verb
roped off; roping off; ropes off
: to separate (an area) from another area with rope
The police roped off the street for the summer festival.
Part of the exhibit had been roped off.
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In 2018, parts of the Spectrum Center were roped off to reduce capacity from 18,000 to about 10,700.
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2025
Officials have asked for beachgoers to avoid the slide area, which is roped off, while the city’s building division and a geologist evaluate the damage and the bluff’s integrity.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
Several hundred people bedecked with the usual MAGA hats and Trump T-shirts filled up only two-thirds of the main orchestra seating area of the theater, and the entire balcony was roped off and inaccessible.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
In the past, the tour included several rooms that were roped off, allowing only a quick peek inside.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2025
Officials have asked for beachgoers to avoid the slide area, which is roped off, while the city’s building division and a geologist evaluate the damage and the bluff’s integrity.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
Several hundred people bedecked with the usual MAGA hats and Trump T-shirts filled up only two-thirds of the main orchestra seating area of the theater, and the entire balcony was roped off and inaccessible.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
In the past, the tour included several rooms that were roped off, allowing only a quick peek inside.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Rope off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rope%20off. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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