balise

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See also: Balise and balisé

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From French balise.

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balise (plural balises)

  1. (European Train Control System) An electronic beacon or transponder placed between the rails of a railway.

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ba.liz/
  • (file)

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Portuguese baliza.

Noun[edit]

balise f (plural balises)

  1. beacon (signal fire)
  2. (aeronautics) beacon
  3. (computing) tag (element of code)
  4. (nautical) buoy, seamark
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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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balise

  1. inflection of baliser:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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