Belisha beacon

Noun

Britain

(Britain) 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.

Japanese Meaning

イギリスで用いられる信号装置。具体的には、黒と白の縞模様の高いポールの上に、点滅するオレンジ色の球体が取り付けられており、主にゼブラクロッシング（横断歩道）の両側に設置され、歩行者の安全を確保するためのもの。近年はより高度な装置に置き換えられている。

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The Belisha beacon beside the zebra crossing flashed, signaling cars to stop so pedestrians could cross safely.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

横断歩道脇に立つ、上部に橙色の点滅球を載せた黒と白のポールの灯が点滅し、車が止まって歩行者が安全に渡れるようになった。

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(Britain) 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.

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.

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Belisha beacons

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