cone off
phrasal verb
coned off; coning off; cones off
British
: to close off (a road or part of a road) with traffic cones
The road was partially coned off while the repairs were being made.
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Officials coned off and evacuated a 1-mile radius around the spill, which was then extended to 2 miles a few days later for residents' safety.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
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“Cone off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cone%20off. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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