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Sealing off: meaning, definitions and examples

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sealing off

 

[ หˆsiหlษชล‹ ษ’f ]

Context #1

construction

To close off or block access to a place or area by using barriers, doors, or other means.

Synonyms

block off, close off, shut off

Examples of usage

  • The workers were sealing off the area for renovations.
  • The police were sealing off the crime scene to preserve evidence.
  • The government decided to seal off the border due to security concerns.
Context #2

communication

To prevent information or communication from being shared with others.

Synonyms

cut off, isolate, restrict

Examples of usage

  • The company was accused of sealing off access to important data.
  • The government was criticized for sealing off the press from reporting on the event.

Translations

Translations of the word "sealing off" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น isolamento

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค…เคฒเค— เค•เคฐเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Abdichtung

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ penyegelan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั–ะทะพะปัั†ั–ั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ uszczelnianie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅฐ้Ž– (ใตใ†ใ•)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท scellement

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ sellado

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท mรผhรผrleme

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ด‰์‡„ (๋ด‰์‡„)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุนุฒู„

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ utฤ›snฤ›nรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ utesnenie

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅฏ†ๅฐ (ๅฏ†ๅฐ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ zapeฤatenje

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ innsigli

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะพา›ัˆะฐัƒะปะฐัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ“แƒแƒ‘แƒšแƒแƒ™แƒ•แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ mรถhรผrlษ™mษ™

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ sellado

Word origin

The phrase 'sealing off' originated from the combination of the words 'seal' and 'off'. The concept of sealing off has been used in various contexts throughout history, from construction to communication. The term has evolved to symbolize the act of closing off or blocking access, whether physically or figuratively, in different situations.