white stick

British  

noun

1. a walking stick used by a blind person for feeling the way: painted white as a sign to others that the person is blind

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Example Sentences

"The delays have gone haywire.... I fear it's going to be a white stick situation."

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2023

The couple were mostly identified taking photos and videos, and Scott Christensen was communicating on a walkie-talkie and carrying a long white stick.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2022

Blind since birth, Jamet has for years used a white stick to get around.

From Reuters • Sep. 24, 2021

Tellingly, the cover of the exhibition catalog is embossed with a white stick figure wielding a paintbrush.

From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2021

“And you flew the rest, I suppose,” said Bigwig, “burning a white stick in your mouth? Come on, tell me sensibly. What’s the matter, Hyzenthlay?”

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams