traffic cone
noun
: a conical marker used on a road or highway (as for indicating an area under repair)
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Video shows two of the men kicking her in the back, another hurling a traffic cone into her head and a fourth pushing a trash can into her.
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
Another guessed that the vehicle was going at least 80 mph when the driver hit multiple traffic cones in the right lane and lost control of the SUV, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025
Each day, up to 120,000 drivers use the interstate to pass through Kansas City’s East Side.
Commuters, truckers and other drivers will see traffic cones, lane reductions and a 10-month closure of the 5-mile stretch in 2027.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2025
The cars were dented, with a number of windows broken with traffic cones, police said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
Another guessed that the vehicle was going at least 80 mph when the driver hit multiple traffic cones in the right lane and lost control of the SUV, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025
Each day, up to 120,000 drivers use the interstate to pass through Kansas City’s East Side.
Commuters, truckers and other drivers will see traffic cones, lane reductions and a 10-month closure of the 5-mile stretch in 2027.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2025
The cars were dented, with a number of windows broken with traffic cones, police said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Traffic cone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20cone. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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