(in the UK) a post with an orange flashing light on top marking a place where cars must stop to allow people to cross the road 人行横道指示灯柱（英国，上有标示人行横道的橘黄色闪光灯） Word Origin1930s: named after Leslie Hore-Belisha (1893–1957), British politician, Minister of Transport when the beacons were introduced.