Belisha beacon
noun [C] /bəˌliː.ʃəˈbiː.kən/Definition
› in the UK, a post with a flashing orange light on top that shows where cars must stop to allow people to walk across a roadLights, signs and markings on roads
(Definition of Belisha beacon noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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