balisage

[ bal-uh-sahzh ]

/ ˈbæl əˌsɑʒ /

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noun Military.

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

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Origin of balisage

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

Words nearby balisage

balibuntal, Balikpapan, Balinese, Balinese cat, Baliol, balisage, balistraria, balk, Balkan, Balkan frame, balkanization

How to use balisage in a sentence

“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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