traffic cone
noun
: a conical marker used on a road or highway (as for indicating an area under repair)
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The university had expressed concern the protesters were swiping campus items such as traffic cones to use for their encampment.
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Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 30 May 2024
The teens pelted the stranger with traffic cones and bottles before taking off.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
Police say the Jaguar was navigating around some traffic cones down the street and sideswiped the Volvo, angering Zuniga and motivating him to chase down the Jaguar and open fire.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
One fourth-year UCLA student – who requested anonymity due to safety concerns – told CNN he was hit in the corner of his forehead with a traffic cone.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
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Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 30 May 2024
The teens pelted the stranger with traffic cones and bottles before taking off.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
Police say the Jaguar was navigating around some traffic cones down the street and sideswiped the Volvo, angering Zuniga and motivating him to chase down the Jaguar and open fire.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
One fourth-year UCLA student – who requested anonymity due to safety concerns – told CNN he was hit in the corner of his forehead with a traffic cone.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
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“Traffic cone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20cone. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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