baliza

/baˈlisa/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
balizas

Meaning

  1. beacon

    • Una baliza marca el canal.

      A beacon marks the channel.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

faro

Close — both are guiding/signal lights, a lighthouse and a beacon.

Similar in other languages

German

Leuchtturm

Close — a lighthouse is a kind of beacon.

English

lighthouse

Close — a beacon relates to a lighthouse.

Portuguese

farol

Close — a beacon relates to a lighthouse, headlight.

Practice

1 What does baliza mean?

2 Fill the gap: Una ___ marca el canal.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches baliza?

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