单词 | code word |
释义 | code wordSEE SYNONYMS FOR code word ON THESAURUS.COM nouncode name. a euphemistic or politically acceptable catchword or phrase used instead of a blunter or less acceptable term: The official report said the diplomats had a “frank and serious discussion”—code words for “angry argument.” Origin of code wordFirst recorded in 1880–85 Words nearby code wordcoder, Co Derry, code-sharing, code-switching, codetermination, code word, codex, Codex Juris Canonici, codfish, codger, codices Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for code word
British Dictionary definitions for code wordcodeword / (ˈkəʊdˌwɜːd) / noun(esp in military use) a word used to identify a classified plan, operation, etcAlso: codename Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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