Definition of traffic cone
: a conical marker used on a road or highway (as for indicating an area under repair)
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The city will ban parking on the inbound side of Washington Street during rush hour, cordoning it off with traffic cones and reserving it for buses.
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On his north-facing side, his black eyes and smile, orange traffic cone nose, yellow pipe and blue buttons, made from painted scrap wood and cardboard, stood ready for photos.
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But for a few days, at least, with traffic cones down and most Olympic checkpoints removed, Pyeongchang can take a breather as the eyes of the world shift somewhere else.
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But for a few days, at least, with traffic cones down and most Olympic checkpoints removed, Pyeongchang can take a breather as the eyes of the world shift somewhere else.
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An orange traffic cone had melted as if made of ice cream.
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That gave him 11 goals in 65 games, well off a 24-goal clip but not reflective of the work he's done as a 6-foot-1 traffic cone in front of opposing goalies.
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But for a few days, at least, with traffic cones down and most Olympic checkpoints removed, Pyeongchang can take a breather as the eyes of the world shift somewhere else.
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But for a few days, at least, with traffic cones down and most Olympic checkpoints removed, Pyeongchang can take a breather as the eyes of the world shift somewhere else.
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First Known Use of traffic cone
1953
TRAFFIC CONE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of traffic cone for English Language Learners
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: a brightly colored plastic cone that is placed on a road to warn drivers not to drive too close to an area where work is being done, an accident has occurred, etc.
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