Bale 574242 219558370 2008-06-15T20:38:03Z SieBot 4005189 robot Adding: [[he:בייל]] '''Bale''' can refer to any of the following: {{wiktionarypar|bale}} ==Places== * [[Basel]], the Swiss city, for which the French name is Bâle * [[Bale, Istria]], Croatia * [[Balé]] Province, Burkina Faso * [[Bale Province, Ethiopia]], a former province in Ethiopia * [[Bale Zone]] in Oromia, Ethiopia * [[Bale, Norfolk]] in England * A fictional city [[The Legend of Dragoon]] for Playstation ==People== * [[Christian Bale]], Welsh-born actor * [[Edward Turner Bale]], English physician * [[John Bale]], English churchman and playwright * [[Gareth Bale]], Young Welsh footballer for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. ==Industrial packaging== * [[Hay bale]] or [[straw bale]], in farming, bound by a [[baler]] * [[Paper bale]], a unit of paper measurement equal to ten reams * A compressed [[Packaging and labelling|package]] of any one of a variety of textiles, such as :* [[Wool bale]] :* [[Cotton]] ==Other== * [[Akar-Bale language]] * bale, an archaic synonym for [[evil]] * bale, a bale of rocks, which is a group of rocks. * to "bale out" is to exit an airborne aircraft while wearing a [[parachute]] (presumably from the resemblance of a backpack parachute to a hay bale). Also spelled [[bail (disambiguation)|bail]] (as in exiting an untenable situation.) * Bale, also spelt bail, to mess up a skateboarding move while performing it. Also known as a Bail/Bale Out. * Bale, also spelt bail. A jewellery findings item (jewellery findings are components regularly used in the manufacture of jewellery). A bale is a component which is used to attach or suspend a pendant or similar from a chain or other item. A bale will commonly be in the form of a triangular loop which can be clipped or soldered on to a ring. ==See also== *'''[[Bail]]''', a homophone of "bale" *[[Baal]] {{disambig}} [[he:בייל]]