Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

belisha beacon

/bəˈliːʃə ˈbiːkən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: bel-isha bea-con
IPA: /bəˈliːʃə ˈbiːkən/

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

British usage

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

Belisha beacons (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce belisha beacon?: The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈliːʃə ˈbiːkən/.
What does belisha beacon mean?: 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.
Where does belisha beacon come from?: Named after Leslie Hore-Belisha, the Minister of Transport who introduced them in 1934.

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