balise

Etymology

From French balise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈliːz/

Noun

balise (plural balises)

1. (ETCS) electronic beacon or transponder placed between the rails of a railway

Anagrams

• Blaise, Isabel, abseil

Etymology

From Portuguese baliza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.liz/

• balise

  (file)

Noun

balise f (plural balises)

1. beacon (signal fire)
2. (aeronautics) beacon
3. (computing) tag (element of code)
4. (nautical) buoy, seamark

Verb

balise

1. first-person singular present indicative of baliser
2. third-person singular present indicative of baliser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of baliser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of baliser
5. second-person singular imperative of baliser

Further reading

• “balise” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• Basile, bêlais, Blaise