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balise.

beacon (e.g., a signal fire)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ba.liz/
  1. beacon (e.g., a signal fire)

    feminine
  2. beacon

    feminine
  3. tag (element of code)

    feminine
  4. buoy, seamark

    feminine
  5. blaze, waymark, mark, marking

    feminine
  6. control point

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Portuguese baliza.

verb/ba.liz/
  1. inflection of baliser: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

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

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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