white cane

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white cane

noun white canes

A white stick carried by a blind or visually impaired person, indicating their disability to others and allowing them to scan the surroundings for obstacles etc.

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@misc{white_cane_2026,
  title = {white cane},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/white%20cane},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}