traffic cone
noun
: a conical marker used on a road or highway (as for indicating an area under repair)
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While putting down traffic cones at the scene, authorities say a motorcycle driver traveling at a high rate of speed lost control and was ejected from his vehicle.
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Dan Raby, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
This Monday, however, the 2,030 foot-long pool sat completely empty, save for a smattering of construction vehicles, portable toilets and traffic cones.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
For this year’s memorial, one more orange traffic cone was added to the diamond formation to represent the loss of Mahdi Khorram, a transportation engineer for District 4, which is responsible for roadways in the Bay Area.
—Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Nicole Fallert here, bringing you the news to know on Friday, from a progressive headed to Washington and why Pittsburghers are hoisting traffic cones.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
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Dan Raby, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
This Monday, however, the 2,030 foot-long pool sat completely empty, save for a smattering of construction vehicles, portable toilets and traffic cones.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
For this year’s memorial, one more orange traffic cone was added to the diamond formation to represent the loss of Mahdi Khorram, a transportation engineer for District 4, which is responsible for roadways in the Bay Area.
—Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Nicole Fallert here, bringing you the news to know on Friday, from a progressive headed to Washington and why Pittsburghers are hoisting traffic cones.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
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 6 May. 2026.
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