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Belisha beacon

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Belisha beacon /bəˈliːʃə/

▶noun (in the UK) an orange ball containing a flashing light, mounted on a post at each end of a zebra crossing.

– origin 1930s: named after Leslie Hore-Belisha, Minister of Transport when the beacons were introduced.

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