traffic cone

noun

: a conical marker used on a road or highway (as for indicating an area under repair)

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In 2023, San Francisco residents used orange traffic cones and placed them on the hoods of autonomous vehicles to immobilize them. Gustavo Castillo, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Lightning bolts offer additional boosts to go faster, and tires and traffic cones can cause a loss of points. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024 Designed by artist Sarah Davitt, the pickup truck is covered in traffic cones and was designed to combat reckless driving. Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2024 Boston’s top defenders, some of the best in the league, were nothing more than traffic cones for Porziņģis to operate around. Jay King, The Athletic, 10 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for traffic cone 

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of traffic cone was in 1949

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“Traffic cone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20cone. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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