codeword
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The 19-year-old, who was mixed race, was protected in hospital by police who gave his mother the codeword "banana" for when she wanted to visit.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2023
We’ve all seen the cryptic notations on these documents about special compartments and codeword protections for human and signals intelligence.
From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2022
Another codeword is the term Grus 200, or Cargo 200.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2022
It’s less a codeword between insiders than a veiled taunt.
From Slate • Nov. 4, 2021
Thus "amber" is the codeword for £1; "heliotrope" for £20; "rainbow" for "win and 1, 2."
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 8, 1914 by Various
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