balisage

[ bal-uh-sahzh ]

noun

, Military.

1. a method of marking a land route with dim lighting so that vehicles can travel at higher speeds in blackout conditions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of balisage¹

< French, equivalent to balis ( er ) to place beacons, markers, buoys, etc., verbal derivative of balise beacon, buoy (< Portuguese baliza < Mozarabic < Vulgar Latin *pālītia; palisade ) + -age -age

Example Sentences

“Balizaze” is the Creole form of the French balisage, from balise, a sea mark, buoy—word adopted in our own nautical technology.

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