blaze orange

noun

: a very bright orange used in clothing especially by hunters for visibility

Examples of blaze orange in a Sentence

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All across the internet, people had interpreted a still photograph of the governor arriving in the motorcade and walking up to the DNR officer to get his license checked as evidence that Walz had never even picked up a shotgun, had simply done a blaze orange vogue. Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024 That course focused on firearms function, safe gun handling, and advocated for public-safety measures like mandatory blaze orange for hunters. Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 31 July 2024 Hunters aren’t legally required to wear blaze orange. Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2024 Participating anglers must bring their own blaze orange or bright red flags, (1 foot in diameter or larger) to hang on highly visible locations on fishing shanties, according to the DNR. Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 9 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blaze orange 

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blaze orange was in 1958

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“Blaze orange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blaze%20orange. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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