rail off

Thân thiện

The workers rail off the construction area with bright orange barriers.

Definition

Verb: - To separate or enclose an area by installing or using a railing or barrier.

Usage

This verb describes the action of physically dividing a space, typically for safety, security, or crowd control, by putting up a rail or similar barrier. It is often used in the passive voice ("be railed off").

Examples

• The construction site was railed off to prevent accidents.
• Authorities decided to rail off the sensitive area from the public.
• The old section of the museum has been railed off for renovation.

Advanced Usage

• To be railed off: Describes the state of an area that has been separated by a rail.
  • The VIP section was clearly railed off from the general admission area.

Variants and Related Words

• Rail (verb): To provide or enclose with a rail.
  • They plan to rail the entire balcony for safety.
• Rail (noun): A bar of wood or metal forming part of a fence or barrier.
• Rail in: A similar phrasal verb meaning to enclose an area with a rail.
  • They railed in the garden to keep the deer out.

Synonyms

• Cordon off: To prevent access to an area by surrounding it with a line of people or barriers.
• Fence off: To separate an area with a fence.
• Barricade: To block or defend with a barrier.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Rail in: To enclose an area with a railing. (See Variants and Related Words).
• Fence off: To separate with a fence.
  • They had to fence off the contaminated land.

Related Idioms

(No common idioms are directly formed with the phrasal verb "rail off".)

Học thuật

Verb

1. separate with a railing
   • rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace

Từ đồng nghĩa

• rail