balise

See also: Balise and balisé

English

Etymology

From French balise.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bəˈliːz/
Homophone: Belize (one pronunciation)

Noun

balise (plural balises)

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

Hypernyms

transponder

Hyponyms

Eurobalise
infill balise
virtual balise

Related terms

EuroLoop

Translations

Translations

Catalan: balisa (ca) f
Czech: balíza f
Finnish: baliisi (fi)
German: Balise (de) f

References

balise on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

Bailes, Blaise, Isabel, abseil

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ba.liz/
balise (file)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Portuguese baliza.

Noun

balise f (plural balises)

beacon (signal fire)
(aeronautics) beacon
(computing) tag (element of code)
(nautical) buoy, seamark

Derived terms

References

balise on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

balise

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

Further reading

“balise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
“balise” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
“balise” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.

Anagrams

Basile, bêlais, Blaise

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