balize

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noun

A pole, post or frame used as a sea beacon or road waymark.

OriginFrench balise →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

balize1

nounbalize (plural balizes)

plural balizes

  1. obsoleteA pole, post or frame used as a sea beacon or road waymark.

    The line thereof is marked by balizes of spruce, cedar or other wood

    1878, The Municipal Code of the Province of Quebec

Balize2

proper noun
  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of Belize

Origin

  1. Frenchbalise
  2. Englishbalize

From French balise; compare Spanish balisa.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balize.

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