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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.


Etymology

Origin of International Code

First recorded in 1880–85


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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 International Code Council, which sets model construction standards for new homes, was expected to include building electrification measures in its 2024 energy code on March 20.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 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

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

We had no means of communication with the naval ships at sea other than the universally understood International Code of Signals.

From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by David W. (David William) Bone

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