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Definition cone in American English

cone noun

[countable] noun
/koʊn/
1

an object with a circular base that rises to a point. Something in the shape of a cone is conical

Example

a large building shaped like a cone

Example

a tower with a cone-shaped roof

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2

a cone shape that you put ice cream in and eat

Example

an ice cream cone

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3

a plastic object shaped like a cone that is put in the road to prevent traffic from driving or stopping somewhere

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4

the fruit of a pine tree

Example

a pine cone

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Definition cone in American English