balise

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balise

/bəˈliːz/

Sounds like Belize (one pronunciation) · Rhymes with -iːz

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Borrowed from French balise.

noun 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.

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@misc{balise_2026,
  title = {balise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/balise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}