International Code
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of International Code
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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The marshal put this idea to the International Code Council, the organization that governs the construction of American buildings.
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2025
The SuperAdobe has International Code Conference approval as a form of adobe architecture, and the organization is working on getting the structures International Residential Code approval next.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025
The report's authors and several external experts said it was time to reform the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes.
From Reuters • Feb. 22, 2022
The International Code Council first recommended them for many newly constructed and renovated single-family homes in 2009 and apartment complexes in 2012.
From Salon • May 7, 2021
The use of bells is required, by the International Code, on ships of all nations, at regular intervals during fog.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885 by Various
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