traffic cone
noun
: a conical marker used on a road or highway (as for indicating an area under repair)
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Meda Frias said local authorities were notified of the protest in advance and that the roughly 15 attendees were confined to a restricted area that had been blocked off with traffic cones.
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Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
Others have placed traffic cones and signs on their properties to keep people off.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Others have placed traffic cones and signs on their properties to keep people off.
—Jacques Billeaud, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
The video also shows several of the people placing the fireworks on the street, including one batch being held up by an orange traffic cone, as cars continue to drive over the bridge.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
Others have placed traffic cones and signs on their properties to keep people off.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Others have placed traffic cones and signs on their properties to keep people off.
—Jacques Billeaud, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
The video also shows several of the people placing the fireworks on the street, including one batch being held up by an orange traffic cone, as cars continue to drive over the bridge.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Traffic cone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20cone. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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