shut-off

noun

1. a device that shuts something off, esp a machine control

2. a stoppage or cessation

verb

1. to stem the flow of

2. to block off the passage through

3. to isolate or separate

Idioms and Phrases

Stop the flow or passage of, as in They shut off the water while repairs were being made . [Early 1800s]

Close off, isolate, as in Loners shut themselves off from the community . [First half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

The power shut-off will impact a large swath of Seaview, a Midcentury Modern tract designed by master architect Paul Williams in 1960 that features touches such as stone fireplaces, space-age light fixtures and eye-popping bursts of color atop an ocean bluff.

From Los Angeles Times

This is the second power shut-off in as many days in the area, a peninsula about 30 miles south of downtown Los Angeles famous for its sea breezes, gorgeous views, and expensive homes.

From Los Angeles Times

Portuguese Bend resident Mike Hong said Saturday that he’d only learned of the impending shut-off an hour earlier.

From Los Angeles Times

If you have a major leak, the kind that sees water rushing through your home, turn off the entire water line to your home using the main shut-off valve.

From Seattle Times

The shut-off plan also illustrates how utilities across the Western U.S. are considering more disruptive strategies, like power outages, to reduce risks to communities — as well as legal liability — as climate warming and drought worsen, experts say.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• cloistered 
• deserted 
• hidden 
• lonely 
• quiet 
• remote 
• uninhabited