"construction barrel" meaning in English

See construction barrel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: construction barrels [plural]
Etymology: From construction + barrel Etymology templates: {{compound|en|construction|barrel}} construction + barrel Head templates: {{en-noun}} construction barrel (plural construction barrels)
  1. A usually striped cylindrical object used as a temporary traffic barrier or warning near construction works. Synonyms: drum [US], traffic barrel, Schneider egg Coordinate_terms: traffic cone
    Sense id: en-construction_barrel-en-noun-7FcVLc31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Construction

Inflected forms

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