traffic cone
noun
: a conical marker used on a road or highway (as for indicating an area under repair)
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Orange traffic cones have been spotted on statues all over the city since the Tartan Army came to town.
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Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
27 June 2026
Apparently, their bars are a bit less full now, the traffic cones are off their statues.
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Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
The construction worker, a 24-year-old man, was standing in the bike lane and placing traffic cones on the street when a person driving westbound on Lindbergh Boulevard struck him, police said.
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Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
The Scots have also been spotted topping statues of prominent figures with orange traffic cones -- a tradition that, according to BBC, originated in Glasgow in the '80s when a cone was placed atop the head of the Duke of Wellington statue outside the Gallery of Modern Art.
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Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
24 June 2026
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Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
27 June 2026
Apparently, their bars are a bit less full now, the traffic cones are off their statues.
—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
The construction worker, a 24-year-old man, was standing in the bike lane and placing traffic cones on the street when a person driving westbound on Lindbergh Boulevard struck him, police said.
—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
The Scots have also been spotted topping statues of prominent figures with orange traffic cones -- a tradition that, according to BBC, originated in Glasgow in the '80s when a cone was placed atop the head of the Duke of Wellington statue outside the Gallery of Modern Art.
—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
24 June 2026
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“Traffic cone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20cone. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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