Belisha beacon
noun/bəˌliːʃə ˈbiːkən/
/bəˌliːʃə ˈbiːkən/
- (in the UK) a post with an orange flashing light on top marking a place where cars must stop to allow people to cross the roadTopics Transport by car or lorryc2Word Origin1930s: named after Leslie Hore-Belisha (1893–1957), British politician, Minister of Transport when the beacons were introduced.
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