/ bəˌliːʃə ˈbiːkən; NAmE / noun
(in Britain) a post with an orange flashing light on top marking a place where cars must stop to allow people to cross the road
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WORD ORIGIN
1930s: named after Leslie Hore- Belisha (1893–1957), British politician, Minister of Transport when the beacons were introduced.