traffic cone
noun
: a conical marker used on a road or highway (as for indicating an area under repair)
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Capuchin monkeys patrolled the canopy, which climbed as high as 130 feet, and crabs the color of traffic cones scuttled over roots.
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Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
Neil is a southern elephant seal in Tasmania who enjoys knocking over traffic cones, destroying fences, and blocking traffic.
—Julie Klausner, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
Neil is a southern elephant seal in Tasmania who enjoys knocking over traffic cones, destroying fences, and blocking traffic.
—Julie Klausner, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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“Traffic cone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20cone. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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