cone-shaped

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At the Cozy Cone Motel, a string of cone-shaped food stalls sell quick bites such as swirled soft-serve cones.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

A funnel cloud is a rotating, cone-shaped column of air that extends downward from the base of a cloud but, unlike a tornado, does not reach the ground.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

The Apollo vessels were cone-shaped to maximize stability as the craft sped back to Earth through the atmosphere.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

This year’s Olympic mascots are the Phryge and the Paralympic Phryge, small creatures that resemble a Phrygian cap, a slightly drooping, cone-shaped hat typically associated with themes of liberty in European and colonial cultures.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2024

And a man with a cone-shaped head sitting in a banana split dish rowing with a spoon.

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt