codeword
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n.NounA secret word or phrase used to trigger a particular action or convey a specific message.
The codeword for the mission was 'Eagle'.
n.NounA word used in place of another word, especially for security purposes.
The security protocol requires a codeword to access the restricted area.
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How the US Transports Its Nuclear Weapons
- where the police state a codeword and the OST agents respond with another codeword.
where the police state a codeword and the OST agents respond with another codeword.
The Unbelievable Story of the Carol of the Bells
- in its most famous setting, the melody starts like this and that phrase, particularly its first four notes, have been used by composers since the 19th century as a musical codeword for death and fear.
in its most famous setting, the melody starts like this and that phrase, particularly its first four notes, have been used by composers since the 19th century as a musical codeword for death and fear.
How To Be A Genius
- Quite what genius might actually be is left a little vague . It's a codeword for 'brilliant but perhaps too other-worldly ever really to fathom.'
Quite what genius might actually be is left a little vague . It's a codeword for 'brilliant but perhaps too other-worldly ever really to fathom.'