"white cane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: white canes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} white cane (plural white canes)
  1. A white stick carried by a blind or visually impaired person, indicating their disability to others and allowing them to scan the surroundings for obstacles etc. Categories (topical): Disability Translations (white stick carried by a blind or visually impaired person): 盲公竹 (maang⁴ gung¹ zuk¹) (Chinese Cantonese)
    Sense id: en-white_cane-en-noun-nyCbxh3U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mobility aids

Inflected forms

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