traffic cone
noun
: a conical marker used on a road or highway (as for indicating an area under repair)
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In addition to a robot and its remote control, this set includes more than 70 pieces, such as traffic cones and building pieces children can use to create an interactive path for their new robot friend.
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Julie Evans, Parents, 12 Mar. 2024
But one night, three years ago, a homeless man exposed himself and attacked her with a traffic cone, injuring her head.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2024
In 2023, protesters blocked off the cars with traffic cones to immobilize them.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 11 Feb. 2024
In a video shared on X (formerly known as Twitter) by News 12 New Jersey reporter Tony Caputo on Thursday, firefighters arrived at the store’s parking lot and walked through traffic cones towards the scene, which had been guarded by police cars and barrier tape.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
Customers should look curbside at Terminal B for white traffic cones, directional signs and valets dressed in orange shirts with valet logos.
—Steve Rosen, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
He’s pulled up guns, a cherry red Vespa, empty cash registers, chairs, manhole covers, a patio umbrella, a traffic cone, wallets, a Steve Madden kitten heel and a purse with $37 inside.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
At one point, a road worker pulls a traffic cone out of Mecham's path and nearly gets hit in the process, according to the prosecutors' memo.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
Front-facing dashcam footage captures Mecham blowing through traffic cones, clipping signs warning of the parade ahead, then driving over a curb and onto a grassy road shoulder on Broadway-Weidler Street around 10 a.m., per court documents detailing the events of the footage.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
Julie Evans, Parents, 12 Mar. 2024
But one night, three years ago, a homeless man exposed himself and attacked her with a traffic cone, injuring her head.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2024
In 2023, protesters blocked off the cars with traffic cones to immobilize them.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 11 Feb. 2024
In a video shared on X (formerly known as Twitter) by News 12 New Jersey reporter Tony Caputo on Thursday, firefighters arrived at the store’s parking lot and walked through traffic cones towards the scene, which had been guarded by police cars and barrier tape.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
Customers should look curbside at Terminal B for white traffic cones, directional signs and valets dressed in orange shirts with valet logos.
—Steve Rosen, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
He’s pulled up guns, a cherry red Vespa, empty cash registers, chairs, manhole covers, a patio umbrella, a traffic cone, wallets, a Steve Madden kitten heel and a purse with $37 inside.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
At one point, a road worker pulls a traffic cone out of Mecham's path and nearly gets hit in the process, according to the prosecutors' memo.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
Front-facing dashcam footage captures Mecham blowing through traffic cones, clipping signs warning of the parade ahead, then driving over a curb and onto a grassy road shoulder on Broadway-Weidler Street around 10 a.m., per court documents detailing the events of the footage.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
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“Traffic cone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20cone. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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