cone-shaped

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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

Fossil evidence of Salterella -- a small, cone-shaped organism abundant in early Cambrian rocks -- reveals an unusual approach to skeleton building.

From Science Daily • Nov. 12, 2025

At 9:30 a.m. at the Original Los Angeles Flower Market, his arms were full of cone-shaped paper bundles, and he was making a final purchase of greenery to finish off his distinctive display.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024

And then she pulls a cone-shaped party hat out of her bag and straps it onto my head.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli