traffic cone
noun
: a conical marker used on a road or highway (as for indicating an area under repair)
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The family took a few trips down the hill on Ashwood, which was blocked off by a combination of orange traffic cones and homemade signs placed there by neighbors.
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 15 Jan. 2024
While food donations and smaller cash gifts are invaluable and provide immediate aid, robust investment in infrastructure and equipment like traffic cones, which help guide and control vehicle flow in and out of facilities, allows food pantries in Connecticut to maximize their reach and impact.
—Karen Gross and Renée Santos, Hartford Courant, 28 Nov. 2024
Some protesters pulled out a string of chains strung through holes in orange traffic cones, a barrier that had already been in place Thursday morning.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Apr. 2024
That rough rollout inspired immediate push-back and criticism from activists, some of which attached traffic cones to the hoods of cars to fool Cruise sensors and immobilize them.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 15 Jan. 2024
While food donations and smaller cash gifts are invaluable and provide immediate aid, robust investment in infrastructure and equipment like traffic cones, which help guide and control vehicle flow in and out of facilities, allows food pantries in Connecticut to maximize their reach and impact.
—Karen Gross and Renée Santos, Hartford Courant, 28 Nov. 2024
Some protesters pulled out a string of chains strung through holes in orange traffic cones, a barrier that had already been in place Thursday morning.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Apr. 2024
That rough rollout inspired immediate push-back and criticism from activists, some of which attached traffic cones to the hoods of cars to fool Cruise sensors and immobilize them.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Traffic cone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20cone. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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