Schneider egg
Schneider egg noun: an orange traffic barrel or cone, used to mark construction zones or hazards on the road.
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Noun
Schneider egg (plural Schneider eggs)
- An orange traffic barrel or cone, used to mark construction zones or hazards on the road.
- In the morning I find the Schneider National truck, not shiny and covered in lights like Kenny’s, but ugly and bright orange, like construction site cones, which is why truckers call the cones Schneider eggs.2009, LeRoy, J.T., The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things
- They’d just passed through a bunch of ‘Schneider eggs’ and parked ‘flag waver taxis’ when Brock’s CB came to life again ...2013, Tipton, J. A., “Chapter 6 Detour”, in Knight of the Road, page 18
- Synonyms:
- construction barrel, drum
Synonyms of Schneider egg
Forms of Schneider egg
| plural | Schneider eggs |
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Origin of Schneider egg
From Schneider + egg; coined in reference to American national carrier Schneider Transport, its trucks colored the same shade of orange as construction barrels.
Questions about Schneider egg
- What does Schneider egg mean?
- Schneider egg means an orange traffic barrel or cone, used to mark construction zones or hazards on the road.
- What part of speech is Schneider egg?
- Schneider egg is a noun.
- What is the plural of Schneider egg?
- The plural of Schneider egg is Schneider eggs.
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