Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See balize.

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Examples

  • As trains pass beacons along a route, known as "balise modules," information about location and speed are fed into the train-control network.

    China Bullet Trains Trip on Technology James T. Areddy 2011

  • In articles about bullet trains, we learn about balise modules, which provide information about a train's location and speed and which comes from a French word meaning "beacon".

    2011 in Words 2011

  • The Brain Train balise modules As trains pass beacons along a route, known as "balise modules," information about location and speed are fed into the train-control network.

    Week in Words 2011

  • ATB-NG would brake down to 10 km/h (I believe) and has the standard red light passing limit of 15 km/h, and upgrades of the old version solve the problem with extra trackside magnets (balises) -- but that, just like the balise-based ETCS Level 1, costs money.

    European Tribune European Tribune 2010

  • ah oui, un truc qui me gave sur ton site… et d'autre blog.. les hyperliens ne sont pas automatiquement reconnu, il faut encore abusé de balise html… d'où encore mes habitudes ancrées avec les forum type phpbb

    Version française du semblant de podcast précédent — Climb to the Stars 2006

  • Ces fameux mots-clés, importants pour les moteurs de recherche de la génération précédant Google, sont ceux que l’on place dans la balise HTML .

    2007 August — Climb to the Stars 2007

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