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seal off

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. seal, seal offverb

    make tight; secure against leakage

    "seal the windows"

  2. blockade, seal offverb

    impose a blockade on

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  1. seal off

    To seal off means to prevent access to a particular area or structure by closing it tightly or securely. It could also imply preventing or stopping something from escaping, often done for safety, security, or containment purposes. It can apply to physical locations, like a crime scene or an area under construction, or to abstract elements, like sealing off a line of conversation or a chain of thought.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of seal off in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of seal off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of seal off in a Sentence

  1. Sime Darby:

    There has not been any action taken by the Indonesian Authorities to seal off the operations of PT Sime Indo Agro due to fire occurrence.

  2. Evans Revere:

    The need to seal off the borders will have a devastating economic effect on North Korea. Because of international sanctions, Evans Revere pressure, and the absence of any significant aid coming in from the ROK( South Korea.In), North Korea has become even more dependent on China, with the border shut down, Pyongyang is probably panicking right now.

  3. Ir Amim spokeswoman Amy Cohen:

    These measures serve to further seal off East Jerusalem from the West Bank and reinforce Israeli control of these areas, rendering the two-state framework based on two capitals in the heart of Jerusalem nonviable.


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