traffic cone

noun

: a conical marker used on a road or highway (as for indicating an area under repair)

Examples of traffic cone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The traffic cones have become a fixture in both the Pittsburgh dugout and the stands at PNC Park this season in Pittsburgh after outfielder Jake Mangum brought one into the clubhouse in Cincinnati in early April, which coincided with an offensive explosion in a victory over the Reds. —CBS News, 15 May 2026

And all around the ballpark, fans show their emotional investment with orange traffic cones – printed on shirts, turned into hats, tiny ones hung on earrings, and full-sized ones heaved unwieldily around the stands. —Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 4 May 2026

In 2009, then-NYC Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan put out some traffic cones and beach chairs in Times Square, and a great city’s relationship with its streets began to change. —Jonathan Timm, New York Daily News, 3 May 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

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for traffic cone

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