English Explanatory Dictionary

Belisha beacon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tall black and white pole topped by a flashing orange globe, placed on either side of the road at zebra crossings; mostly now replaced by more sophisticated arrangements.

Pronunciation

/bəˈliːʃə ˈbiːkən/

Word forms

Belisha beacon Belisha beacons

Etymology

Named after Leslie Hore-Belisha, the Minister of Transport who introduced them in 1934.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on B Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary