Putting a barrier around

Usage examples of cordoning.

Finally, the police left, cordoning off the house to keep away the curious, who had assembled en masse.

Uniformed cops were cordoning off the forecourt of the 7-Eleven store when the homicide squad screeched to a halt, sirens wailing.

Yellow tape had been strung from pine trees, cordoning off the perimeter.

If we hurry, we can damned near be in Washington before Roth starts cordoning off Manhattan.

They would have gotten closer, but there were about a dozen MPs cordoning this section of the lawn.