balisage

[ bal-uh-sahzh ]
/ ˈbæl əˌsɑʒ /

noun Military.

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

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, balkan mountains

Example sentences from the Web for balisage

  • “Balizaze” is the Creole form of the French balisage, from balise, a sea mark, buoy—word adopted in our own nautical technology.

    "Gombo Zhbes" |Lafcadio Hearn