cone

/kəʊn/ noun [C]

Definition

SHAPE › a solid shape with a round or oval base which narrows to a point, or an object which has this shape: a row of traffic cones

FOOD › a container for ice cream (= sweet, frozen food) that you can eat

(Definition of cone noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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