balise — meaning in English
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English meaning
- beacon noun A light, fire, or signal used to guide, warn, or mark a location.
- blaze noun A large, fast-burning fire.
- buoy noun A floating marker anchored in water to warn of danger, mark a channel, or show a location.
- markup noun The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up their buy-in price when determining their selling price.
- tag noun A small label attached to an item, showing information such as its price, size, or owner.
Senses
balise is used for these senses in English:
- beacon A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
- blaze (hiking) A waymark: any marking as painted on trees, carvings, affixed markers, posts, flagging, or crosses placed to lead hikers on their trail.
- buoy (nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes
- markup (computing) The notation that is used to indicate the meaning of the elements in an electronic document, or to dictate how text should be displayed.
- tag (computing) A piece of markup representing an element in a markup language.
beacon — full definition
- noun A light, fire, or signal used to guide, warn, or mark a location.
- noun A person or thing that serves as a guiding example or symbol of hope.
- verb To send out light or a signal, as a beacon does.
blaze — full definition
- noun A large, fast-burning fire.
- verb To burn brightly, or to shine with intense light.
- noun A white or light-coloured mark on a horse's face, or a mark cut into a tree's bark to show a trail.