Rope Off
Turf, Territory, Domain
noun, verbal noun
Take your rope and stretch it out to show where the cutoff is. This is when you rope off something. It shows your territory and turf. Don't cross this rope I've stretched out, it's my domain.
The reading is 縄 and 張る put together into one word. Just watch out for the rendaku that changes the 張り reading to ばり. Here's a little mnemonic in case you need it:
In order to rope off your turf you go around screaming baa (ば), basically at anyone who gets near your territory. You walk around the perimeter of your house or yard and shout, "This is my domain! Baa!" Yeah, that'll show 'em.
案の定、その場所はヤクザの縄張りだった。
Sure enough, the place was yakuza territory.