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

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

Tess responds to her parents’ neglect through antisocial behavior at school, first by glitching out a self-driving car by gluing a traffic cone onto the hood, and then by tucking a driving trophy into her back. —Scott Tobias, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2026

Hoisting a traffic cone has become the hottest way for Pirates fans to celebrate, but where exactly does someone get a traffic cone? —Barry Pintar, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for traffic cone

• acetone
• anglophone
• baritone
• bourguignon
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• chaperone
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• dictaphone