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balisage

[ bal-uh-sahzh ]

noun

, Military.
  1. a method of marking a land route with dim lighting so that vehicles can travel at higher speeds in blackout conditions.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of balisage1

< French, equivalent to balis ( er ) to place beacons, markers, buoys, etc., verbal derivative of balise beacon, buoy (< Portuguese baliza < Mozarabic < Vulgar Latin *pālītia; palisade ) + -age -age

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