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balisage

balisage noun: the use of dim lighting to enable navigation without giving away one's position to the enemy.

Noun

balisage (uncountable)

  1. The use of dim lighting to enable navigation without giving away one's position to the enemy.

Origin of balisage

From French.

Questions about balisage

What does balisage mean?
Balisage means the use of dim lighting to enable navigation without giving away one's position to the enemy.
What part of speech is balisage?
Balisage is a noun.

Words near balisage in the dictionary

  1. Balintore
  2. Balints
  3. balipholite
  4. Balire
  5. Balis
  6. balisage
  7. balisaur
  8. balisaurs
  9. balise
  10. balises
  11. balisong

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