- cone something off
- Brit. separate off part of a road with traffic cones.→ cone
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
cone something off
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cone something off — ˌcone sthˈoff derived to close a road or part of a road by putting a line of ↑cones across it • Part of the road was coned off after the accident. Main entry: ↑conederived … Useful english dictionary
cone — noun 1》 an object which tapers from a circular or roughly circular base to a point. ↘(also traffic cone) a plastic cone shaped object used to separate off sections of a road. ↘a cone shaped wafer container in which ice cream is served.… … English new terms dictionary
cone — 1 noun (C) 1 a solid or hollow shape with a round base, sloping sides, and a point at the top, or something with this shape 2 an object shaped like a large cone that is put on a road to prevent cars from going somewhere or to warn drivers about… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cone off — To close off (eg one carriageway of a motorway) with cones • • • Main Entry: ↑cone * * * ˌcone ˈoff [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they cone off he/she/it … Useful english dictionary
Cone of Silence — For the British aviation drama film, see Cone of Silence (1960 film). The Cone of Silence is one of many recurring joke devices from Get Smart, an American comedy television series of the 1960s about an inept spy. Invented by Professor Cone , the … Wikipedia
cone — cone1 [kəun US koun] n [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: Latin conus, from Greek konos] 1.) a solid or hollow shape that is round at one end, has sloping sides, and has a point at the other end, or something with this shape 2.) an object shaped … Dictionary of contemporary English
cone — I UK [kəʊn] / US [koʊn] noun [countable] Word forms cone : singular cone plural cones * 1) an object with a circular base that rises to a point. Something in the shape of a cone is conical a large building shaped like a cone a tower with a cone… … English dictionary
USS Cone (DD-866) — Career (US) … Wikipedia
Bonnie Ethel Cone — (June 22, 1907 March 8, 2003) was an American educator best known as the founder of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.Early lifeBonnie Ethel Cone was born in Lodge, South Carolina, June 22, 1907, into what was to become a family of… … Wikipedia
Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R … Wikipedia
