"traffic cone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: traffic cones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} traffic cone (plural traffic cones)
  1. A cone-shaped marker, generally made out of plastic or rubber, that is placed on roads or footpaths to temporarily redirect traffic in a safe manner. Wikipedia link: traffic cone Categories (topical): Roads Synonyms: road cone, safety cone, construction cone, pylon, witch's hat [Australia] Translations (cone-shaped marker): 雪糕筒 (alt: syut³ gou¹ tung⁴⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese), 交通錐 (Chinese Mandarin), 交通锥 (jiāotōngzhuī) (Chinese Mandarin), dopravní kužel [masculine] (Czech), verkeerskegel [masculine] (Dutch), afzetkegel [masculine] (Dutch), pylon [masculine] (Dutch), ferðslukeyla [feminine] (Faroese), sulkukartio (Finnish), plot [masculine] (French), cône de chantier [masculine] (French), cône de signalisation [masculine] (French), Leitkegel (english: officially) (German), Lübecker Hütchen (German), Verkehrsleitkegel (German), Pylon (German), Verkehrshütchen (German), Haberkornhütchen [Austrian] (German), Verkehrsstöggel [Swiss] (German), terelőkúp (Hungarian), birillo [masculine] (Italian), カラーコーン (karā kōn) (Japanese), 三角コーン (sankaku kōn) (Japanese), パイロン (pairon) (Japanese), ロードコーン (rōdo kōn) (Japanese), cône dé trafi [feminine] (Norman), pachołek drogowy [masculine] (Polish), cone de trânsito [masculine] (Portuguese), cone de tráfego [masculine] (Portuguese), доро́жный ко́нус (doróžnyj kónus) [masculine] (Russian), cono de tráfico [masculine] (Spanish), kon [common-gender] (Swedish), vägkon [common-gender] (Swedish), trafikkon [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "cone-shaped marker",
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      "sense": "cone-shaped marker",
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      "sense": "cone-shaped marker",
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      "word": "birillo"
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