英语词汇“Belisha beacon”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Belisha beacon

/bəˈliːʃə ˌbik(ə)n

noun

(In the UK) an orange ball containing a flashing light, mounted on a striped post on the pavement at each end of a zebra crossing.However at 16% of pedestrian crossings at least one of the Belisha beacons was not operating....

By 1951 the black and white stripes, with Belisha beacons on either side of the road, were approved as ‘Zebra’ crossings; the first officially installed in Slough.
When the village school was built in the 19th century all was quiet, but by 1955 it was getting busier - there are Belisha beacons across School Lane.

Origin

1930s: named after Leslie Hore- Belisha (1893–1957), British politician, Minister of Transport when the beacons were introduced.

单词	Belisha beacon
释义	Belisha beacon /bəˈliːʃə ˌbik(ə)n / noun (In the UK) an orange ball containing a flashing light, mounted on a striped post on the pavement at each end of a zebra crossing.However at 16% of pedestrian crossings at least one of the Belisha beacons was not operating.... By 1951 the black and white stripes, with Belisha beacons on either side of the road, were approved as ‘Zebra’ crossings; the first officially installed in Slough. When the village school was built in the 19th century all was quiet, but by 1955 it was getting busier - there are Belisha beacons across School Lane. Origin 1930s: named after Leslie Hore- Belisha (1893–1957), British politician, Minister of Transport when the beacons were introduced.
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