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

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Company officials did not announce the changes in Gilbert or post its new weekend hours, but teens arriving for meetups have found the doors locked, traffic cones blocking the parking lot and armed officers outside. Robert Anglen, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025 In one clip, he was seen with an orange traffic cone on his head. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2025 Fences, orange traffic cones, cement barricades and heavy machinery have condensed and diverted traffic, down to one lane in many places, through an obstacle course while construction workers erect a new path for city buses along the center of the avenue. Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025 Blake said his family was surveying the damage Sunday when his sister, Sarah, noticed what looked like an orange traffic cone at first. Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for traffic cone

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of traffic cone was in 1949

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“Traffic cone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20cone. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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