rope off
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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After the shooting, officers roped off the area and diverted traffic to investigate.
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Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 1 June 2026
The problem area has been cleared and roped off with yellow caution tape, and there is a visible dip in the floor.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
Nothing was precious or roped off, and the grand living room, which opened through enormous glass doors onto the garden and pool, became the place both families naturally drifted to every evening.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026
The block around Fernando Mendoza’s home in Coral Gables, Florida was roped off by early afternoon on Thursday and the roast pig – a lechon asado to Cubans like the Mendozas – was in the Caja China all day.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 1 June 2026
The problem area has been cleared and roped off with yellow caution tape, and there is a visible dip in the floor.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
Nothing was precious or roped off, and the grand living room, which opened through enormous glass doors onto the garden and pool, became the place both families naturally drifted to every evening.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026
The block around Fernando Mendoza’s home in Coral Gables, Florida was roped off by early afternoon on Thursday and the roast pig – a lechon asado to Cubans like the Mendozas – was in the Caja China all day.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Rope off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rope%20off. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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