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Belisha beacons

Belisha beacons is the plural of Belisha beacon.

Meaning of Belisha beacon

Noun

Belisha beacon (plural Belisha beacons)

  1. (Ireland, UK) 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.
    • A police constable concealed in a doorway in City Road, Finsbury, saw a youth of seventeen, who had two others with him, climb a Belisha beacon and break the globe with his fist. It was the hundredth beacon globe to be broken in Finsbury since November.1935 January 10, “Cyclists air their grievances on road safety”, in The Guardian

Questions about Belisha beacons

What is Belisha beacons the plural of?
Belisha beacons is the plural of Belisha beacon.

Words near Belisha beacons in the dictionary

  1. Belisarian
  2. Belisarios
  3. Belisarius
  4. Belisha
  5. Belisha beacon
  6. Belisha beacons
  7. Belisle
  8. Belisles
  9. belite
  10. belitter
  11. belittered

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