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Meaning of "traffic cone" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRAFFIC CONE

traffic cone  [ˈtræfɪk kəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRAFFIC CONE

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Traffic cone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRAFFIC CONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

traffic cone

Traffic cone

Traffic cones, also called traffic pylons, road cones, highway cones, safety cones, witch's hat, or construction cones, are usually cone-shaped markers that are placed on roads or footpaths to temporarily redirect traffic in a safe manner. They are often used to create separation or merge lanes during road construction projects or automobile accidents, although heavier, more permanent markers or signs are used if the diversion is to stay in place for a long period of time.

Definition of traffic cone in the English dictionary

The definition of traffic cone in the dictionary is a plastic object with a pointed top that is placed on a road to prevent people from driving or parking there.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRAFFIC CONE


aglycone
eɪˈɡlaɪkəʊn
alone
əˈləʊn
ancone
ˈæŋkəʊn
cone
kəʊn
dracone
ˈdrækəʊn
girdlescone
ˈɡɜːdəlˌskəʊn
iPhone
ˈaɪˌfəʊn
known
nəʊn
loan
ləʊn
Mon
məʊn
muskone
ˈmʌskəʊn
own
əʊn
phone
fəʊn
quadricone
ˈkwɒdrɪˌkəʊn
shown
ʃəʊn
silicone
ˈsɪlɪˌkəʊn
smartphone
ˈsmɑːtˌfəʊn
stone
stəʊn
telephone
ˈtɛlɪˌfəʊn
tone
təʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRAFFIC CONE

traffic calming
traffic circle
traffic control
traffic control tower
traffic controller
traffic cop
traffic court
traffic diversion
traffic duty
traffic engineering
traffic holdup
traffic island
traffic jam
traffic light
traffic lights
traffic offence
traffic pattern
traffic police
traffic policeman
traffic policemen

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRAFFIC CONE

a good one
alluvial cone
anyone
done
drop scone
everyone
girdle scone
gone
ice-cream cone
in one
leone
let alone
no one
no-one
nose cone
pine cone
retinal cone
scone
storm cone
wind cone

Synonyms and antonyms of traffic cone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «traffic cone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRAFFIC CONE

Find out the translation of traffic cone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of traffic cone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «traffic cone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

交通锥
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cono de tráfico
570 millions of speakers

English

traffic cone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यातायात शंकु
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المرور المخروط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

конус движения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cone de trânsito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ট্রাফিক শঙ্কু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cône de circulation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kon lalu lintas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verkehrskegel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トラフィックコーン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

트래픽 콘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Arus lalu lintas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nón giao thông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போக்குவரத்து கூம்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाहतूक सुळका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

trafik konisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cono di traffico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stożek ruchu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

конус руху
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

con trafic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κώνου κυκλοφορίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verkeer cone
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trafik kon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trafikk kjegle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of traffic cone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAFFIC CONE»

The term «traffic cone» is regularly used and occupies the 106.173 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAFFIC CONE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «traffic cone» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «traffic cone» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about traffic cone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRAFFIC CONE»

Discover the use of traffic cone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to traffic cone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Cone Stories
The Cone Stories are a collection of fourteen stories, they will make you laugh and sometimes make you cry. These fun stories also have delightful illustrations to bring the cones from the yard to life.
Stuart Real, 2007
2
Traffic Signs Manual
... traffic cone spacings may need to be reduced in order to continue to give drivers adequate guidance past the obstruction. 9m spacing should always be the maximum in these conditions. D3.9.4 For works on motorway and all-purpose dual ...
Great Britain: Department for Transport, 2006
3
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Applications - Volume 2: ...
5.4 Traffic Cone Detection and Localization When engineering works are conducted on sidewalks, the workers usually put traffic cones near the working area to warn people. For this type of situation, we propose to detect traffic cones and use ...
Jeng-Shyang Pan, Ching-Nung Yang, Chia-Chen Lin, 2012
4
Alice in the Know
You should never try sitting down with a traffic cone under your cover-up. The tip of the cone kept popping out of the neck and poking me under the chin. "Bad baby! Bad! Bad! Bad!" Keeno scolded, shaking his finger at the cone. I'm sure the  ...
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, 2012
5
Gcse Physics Study Guide
11.10 shows that the stable traffic cone has a moment that will make it fall back onto its base, when it is allowed to move, whereas the unstable bowling pin has a moment that will tip it over. pivot Fig. 11.10 The traffic cone will not topple at this ...
Carol Tear, 2007
6
Caffeine for the Creative Mind: 250 Exercises to Wake Up ...
The garden-variety orange traffic cone has been the universal symbol of "go away from here" for years. When otherwise friendly outgoing people see an area where multiple orange traffic cones have gathered' they go the other direction, ...
Stefan Mumaw, Wendy Lee Oldfield, 2006
7
Cone of Silence: A Novel of Politics, Money, and Romance
So if you drew the shape of the area where you won't be able to see the light's color, no matter which way you're coming in from, that shape would look like an upside down traffic cone right above the light.” “The cone of silence,” he whispered, ...
Michael Sloan, 2012
8
The Ultimate Book of Saturday Science: The Very Best ...
A large traffic cone A garbage can—or other vessel big enough to contain the traffic cone Handles A multimeter What You Do First, cut off the tip of the plastic traffic cone, leaving a top with a diameter of about 120–150 mm, and attach handles ...
Neil A. Downie, 2012
9
Singapore Lower Secondary Mathematics Challenging ...
... using the same method as of calculating a pyramid.  Volume of cone 13 BaseArea × Height   2 13 r h     213rh   Example 4 A traffic cone is measured and found out that its base radius is 14 cm while its height is 35 cm tall.
Thomas Bond, Chris Hughes, 2013
10
Love at First Bite: The Adventures of Grampy and Toby
“As I was driving down the beach I could see something in the distance which was orange on the top, white in the middle and orange again down below and I asked myselfwhat a traffic cone was doing here - then I realised it was you Grampy!
Daniel Sarajan, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRAFFIC CONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term traffic cone is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Man stopped for dancing with traffic cone beat officer until he was …
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - Police say an upstate New York man stopped for dancing in the street with a traffic cone repeatedly punched an officer until he was ... «Newsday, Aug 15»
2
Thug trio who threw bin and traffic cone at delivery driver's car in …
A thug who threw a bin and traffic cone at a Doncaster takeaway delivery driver's car before he and two others set upon him in a 'horrific attack' has been jailed. «The Star, Jul 15»
3
Senior Constable held traffic cone to his groin and thrusted at nude …
A senior constable has been strongly reprimanded after he held a traffic cone to his groin and thrusted toward a naked offender. The Darling Downs police ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
This adorable puppy was abandoned under a traffic cone and now …
A tiny Shih Tzu puppy is looking for a home after she was found trapped underneath a traffic cone where she would have died had she not been rescued. «BreakingNews.ie, Jul 15»
5
Haddonfield gunman totes traffic cone
HADDONFIELD – A gunman toting a traffic cone robbed a drugstore, then carjacked a priest to make his getaway Tuesday, authorities said. The bizarre incident ... «Cherry Hill Courier Post, Jun 15»
6
Group of stags dressed as traffic cones bring traffic in Newquay to a …
This collection of human traffic cones caused a stir amongst motorists in Newquay. See SWNS The man in the braces is NOT happy. We repeat, NOT happy ... «Metro, Jun 15»
7
Stag party dressed as TRAFFIC CONES to block road in Newquay
But the group dressed as traffic cones had to be removed by door staff at one pub in the town centre for their wild behaviour, which didn't go down too well with ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
8
Human traffic cones disrupt traffic in Newquay
A COLLECTION of human traffic cones temporarily caused a stir amongst motorists in Newquay yesterday afternoon. The group, said to be on a stag-do, ... «Cornish Guardian, May 15»
9
Watch a News Anchor Interview a Traffic Cone on Air
A Philadelphia news station must be celebrating April Fools' Day all month because a couple of anchors interviewed a traffic cone Thursday morning. On air. «TIME, Apr 15»
10
Traffic cone policeman catches shop robbers
An off-duty police officer has been praised by a judge for arming himself with a traffic cone and catching two robbers in Dublin. Det Garda Paul Johnson disabled ... «BBC News, Jan 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Traffic cone [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/traffic-cone>. Apr 2024 ».
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