International Code

American  

noun

1. a code used at sea by the navies of certain nations, using a series of flags representing digits from zero through nine.

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Etymology

Origin of International Code

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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 warning dates to 1981, when the nations that make up the governing body of the WHO passed the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2024

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

In response to this scandal, the World Health Organization issued its International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes, arguing for a ban on formula advertising altogether.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2019

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