cone off
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To put orange cone-shaped markers around a part of the road or an area so people cannot go there.
Literal meaning: To use cones to create an off-limits zone.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To use traffic cones to mark and close off a section of road or an area for safety or maintenance purposes.
"The council had coned off the left lane of the high street for emergency gas repairs."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Primarily used in British English in the context of road works, construction, or accident scenes. Less common in American English, where 'block off' or 'close off' are more typical. Very specific and practical vocabulary.
Commonly used with
lane road section area motorway junction
Forms
Base
cone off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
cones off
he/she/it
Past simple
coned off
yesterday
Past participle
coned off
have + pp
-ing form
coning off
continuous
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