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English
Etymology
From French balise.
Pronunciation
Noun
balise (plural balises)
- (European Train Control System) An electronic beacon or transponder placed between the rails of a railway.
2024 May 29, Philip Haigh, “The digital revolution and the switch to in-cab signalling”, in RAIL, number 1010, page 29:Akers claims that ETCS signalling renewals are roughly 50% of the cost of conventional renewals. If nothing else, this is an important reason for NR to be keen to switch. "There's no rocket science or magic in that, there's just physically less to deliver," he says. "There are no trackside signals. Yes, you have balises and marker boards, and you still have train detection, but by and large there is simply less to deliver.
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French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Portuguese baliza.
Noun
balise f (plural balises)
- beacon (signal fire)
- (aeronautics) beacon
- (computing) tag (element of code)
- (nautical) buoy, seamark
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
balise
- inflection of baliser:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
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