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Balize

Balize \Ba*lize"\, n. [F. balise; cf. Sp. balisa.] A pole or a frame raised as a sea beacon or a landmark.

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balize

n. A pole or frame raised as a sea beacon or landmark.

Usage examples of "balize".

By degrees bulrushes of enormous growth become visible, and a few more miles of mud brought us within sight of a cluster of huts called the Balize, by far the most miserable station that I ever saw made the dwelling of man, but I was told that many families of pilots and fishermen lived there.