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Definition of cone of silence in US English: cone of silencenoun 1An imaginary device that prevents eavesdropping on a private conversation. Example sentencesExamples - However he might be advised to use the cone of silence from time to time.
- The surly Queenslander has brought down the cone of silence, apparently, because he has the pip with the way the media has handled his decision to banish a promising youngster to Toowoomba.
- Big companies with the highest classifications of sensitive information are sufficiently compartmentalized, while noninvolved company business goes on outside the cone of silence.
- The second sound that intrudes into the embattled cop's cone of silence is the splashing of his would-be killer's blood onto the floor.
- So the closet in professional sport is literally a massive cone of silence and the door swings both ways in gender bias.
- A cone of silence descended over the large crowd gathered at the stage while one of the greatest shooters in the world frantically tried to clear his gun.
- In this kind of situation, touchy subjects are skirted and cones of silence descend.
- Our spy in the Press Gallery breaks the cone of silence surrounding the party room spin.
- Residents and the media were denied access to the roads that service the area, creating a virtual cone of silence.
- 1.1 An electronic device or isolated room intended for the same purpose.
Example sentencesExamples - The cone of silence, called Babble, is actually a device composed of a sound processor and several speakers that multiply and scramble voices that come within its range.
2A directive that prohibits oral communication about a specified subject. Example sentencesExamples - Less amusing is the cone of silence too often used these days by public companies.
- The latter may well involve the use of firewalls, cones of silence, and other appropriate techniques.
- Adding to the intrigue is ‘NW owner Corus' dropping of the cone of silence on the affair.
- 2.1 An agreement or conspiracy to maintain secrecy about a subject.
Example sentencesExamples - Will the scandal - and CBS's reluctant willingness to break the cone of silence about the use of torture - finally lead to a serious investigation?
- The Treasurer attacked the league over what he said was a cone of silence surrounding allegations of sexual assault at the launch of a campaign targeting violence against women.
- Since we have pre-paid parking, I should be able to get out fast afterwards and maintain the cone of silence concerning the game's result until I get safely home.
- Sure, the Liberals are a broad church, but Howard's predecessor Malcolm Fraser did do the right thing according to the fundamental tenets of Liberalism, albeit under a cone of silence.
- It was a crime that was protected by a cone of silence.
- I hope Edwards has more success in getting the truth out of Howard than we journos, who've been unable to penetrate Howard spin doctors' cone of silence.
- I am in the usual cone of silence, which is so reminiscent of June 1 2001 it is sickening.
- ‘When a complaint is made about violence, it should not be the subject of a cone of silence in the club or amongst those who may have information,’ Costello said.
- But he tosses aside the cone of silence that party faithful maintain around their president.
Origin1960s: originally a fantasy prop in the television series Get Smart. Definition of cone of silence in US English: cone of silencenoun 1An imaginary device that prevents eavesdropping on a private conversation. Example sentencesExamples - So the closet in professional sport is literally a massive cone of silence and the door swings both ways in gender bias.
- However he might be advised to use the cone of silence from time to time.
- A cone of silence descended over the large crowd gathered at the stage while one of the greatest shooters in the world frantically tried to clear his gun.
- Our spy in the Press Gallery breaks the cone of silence surrounding the party room spin.
- The surly Queenslander has brought down the cone of silence, apparently, because he has the pip with the way the media has handled his decision to banish a promising youngster to Toowoomba.
- Residents and the media were denied access to the roads that service the area, creating a virtual cone of silence.
- Big companies with the highest classifications of sensitive information are sufficiently compartmentalized, while noninvolved company business goes on outside the cone of silence.
- In this kind of situation, touchy subjects are skirted and cones of silence descend.
- The second sound that intrudes into the embattled cop's cone of silence is the splashing of his would-be killer's blood onto the floor.
- 1.1 An electronic device or isolated room intended for the same purpose.
Example sentencesExamples - The cone of silence, called Babble, is actually a device composed of a sound processor and several speakers that multiply and scramble voices that come within its range.
2A directive that prohibits oral communication about a specified subject. Example sentencesExamples - Less amusing is the cone of silence too often used these days by public companies.
- The latter may well involve the use of firewalls, cones of silence, and other appropriate techniques.
- Adding to the intrigue is ‘NW owner Corus' dropping of the cone of silence on the affair.
- 2.1 An agreement or conspiracy to maintain secrecy about a subject.
Example sentencesExamples - But he tosses aside the cone of silence that party faithful maintain around their president.
- Sure, the Liberals are a broad church, but Howard's predecessor Malcolm Fraser did do the right thing according to the fundamental tenets of Liberalism, albeit under a cone of silence.
- Will the scandal - and CBS's reluctant willingness to break the cone of silence about the use of torture - finally lead to a serious investigation?
- It was a crime that was protected by a cone of silence.
- ‘When a complaint is made about violence, it should not be the subject of a cone of silence in the club or amongst those who may have information,’ Costello said.
- I am in the usual cone of silence, which is so reminiscent of June 1 2001 it is sickening.
- Since we have pre-paid parking, I should be able to get out fast afterwards and maintain the cone of silence concerning the game's result until I get safely home.
- The Treasurer attacked the league over what he said was a cone of silence surrounding allegations of sexual assault at the launch of a campaign targeting violence against women.
- I hope Edwards has more success in getting the truth out of Howard than we journos, who've been unable to penetrate Howard spin doctors' cone of silence.
Origin1960s: originally a fantasy prop in the television series Get Smart. |