cone
/ˈkoʊn/ noun B2- A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.
- A solid of revolution formed by rotating a triangle around one of its altitudes.
- A space formed by taking the direct product of a given space with a closed interval and identifying all of one end to a point.
- The fruit of a conifer or a similarly shaped fruit or flower head of certain other plants, such as banksias and proteas.
- A unit of volume, applied solely to marijuana and only while it is in a smokable state; roughly 1.5 cubic centimetres, depending on use.
- An ice cream cone.
- A traffic cone.
- A passenger on a cruise ship (that needs to be navigated around).
Plural cones
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Standing on the prow was a tall man, of a dark complexion, who saw with dilating eyes that they were approaching a dark mass of land in the shape of a cone, which rose from the midst of the waves like the hat of a Catalan.
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