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View definitions for seal off

seal off

verb as in quarantine

verb as in ring

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A major street has been partly sealed off in Glasgow city centre after a fire broke out in a six-storey commercial building.

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A large area had been sealed off with police tape in the roads surrounding the house.

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Local media reported that an underpass in the area was sealed off.

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Researchers could now study a part of the seabed that had been completely sealed off until the ice broke away, providing a real-time look at how the region was responding to environmental change.

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As long as this density layering remains strong, the CO2-rich deep water stays sealed off.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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