balise
/bəˈliːz/
balise noun: an electronic beacon or transponder placed between the rails of a railway.
Noun
balise (plural balises)
- An electronic beacon or transponder placed between the rails of a railway.
- 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....2024 May 29, Philip Haigh, “The digital revolution and the switch to in-cab signalling”, in RAIL, number 1010, page 29
Forms of balise
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Origin of balise
Borrowed from French balise.
Words that rhyme with balise
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- a little bit of bread and no cheese
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Questions about balise
- What does balise mean?
- Balise means an electronic beacon or transponder placed between the rails of a railway.
- What part of speech is balise?
- Balise is a noun.
- How do you pronounce balise?
- Balise is pronounced /bəˈliːz/.
- What is the plural of balise?
- The plural of balise is balises.
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