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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Shopping malls across the country are roping off parking spaces closest to main entrances and food courts to make a few extra bucks. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Aerial images showed part of a cul-de-sac roped off with police tape and a black sedan appearing to be in the center of the investigation scene. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Sculptures whimsically assembled from chairs, lamps, and a filing cabinet pulled from Cultural Center storage get roped off by floor tape that cleverly extends the artworks themselves, upending standard museum practice while also sticking to it. — Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 In South Carolina, nearly 30 breeding sites are roped off to protect nesting habitat. — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for rope off

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“Rope off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rope%20off. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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