Schneider egg

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An orange traffic barrel or cone, used to mark construction zones or hazards on the road. slang
    — 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.

词形变化

Schneider eggs plural

词源

From Schneider + egg; coined in reference to American national carrier Schneider Transport, its trucks colored the same shade of orange as construction barrels.
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