blaze orange

noun

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

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In a hearing room stuffed with more than 400 people, hunt proponents, many wearing blaze orange hunter’s togs,applauded and some pumped their fists. Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025 When hunting public ground always transport decoys in bags with a strip of blaze orange attached. Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2025 Some small game hunting seasons opened on Jan. 1, and wearing blaze orange or pink is a good safety precaution. Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2024 There’s the plethora of blaze orange at gas stations. Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 1 Jan. 2025 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 4 Jun. 2025.

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