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Belisha beacon

Bel·ish·a bea·con [ bə lshə bkən ] (plural Bel·ish·a bea·cons)


noun 
Definition:
 
U.K. sign at crossing: a sign used on U.K. roads at each end of a pedestrian crossing consisting of an amber ball with a flashing light inside it on top of a black-and-white-striped pole

[Mid-20th century. After Leslie Hore-Belisha (1895-1957), British Minister of Transport]
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