balisage

bal·i·sage

[bal-uh-sahzh]
noun Military.
a method of marking a land route with dim lighting so that vehicles can travel at higher speeds in blackout conditions.

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

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