Block off
Block off verb - To disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point.
Both terms in one sentence
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The prehistory of The Seventh Tower has a self-inflicted version: after a devastating war with the Spirit World Aenir, whose denizens can manifest in the physical world as Living Shadows, humans created a Veil of enchanted darkness to block off the sun.
Source: Hostile Terraforming
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