Belisha beacon love

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

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

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