traffic cone
noun
: a conical marker used on a road or highway (as for indicating an area under repair)
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But soon enough, the road was closed, first by traffic cones and then by six police horses.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
And as our experience with traffic cones might suggest, Zoox is also still working out some areas of autonomous driving.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
Michelle Silva placed a photo of her and her husband, José Luis Silva, next to the orange traffic cone that bore his name and the date of his death.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025
Capuchin monkeys patrolled the canopy, which climbed as high as 130 feet, and crabs the color of traffic cones scuttled over roots.
—Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
And as our experience with traffic cones might suggest, Zoox is also still working out some areas of autonomous driving.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
Michelle Silva placed a photo of her and her husband, José Luis Silva, next to the orange traffic cone that bore his name and the date of his death.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025
Capuchin monkeys patrolled the canopy, which climbed as high as 130 feet, and crabs the color of traffic cones scuttled over roots.
—Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for traffic cone
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“Traffic cone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20cone. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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