code name

Frequency: 7.820.5 per million words

a name used to refer to a secret plan or operation

codeNOUN + NOUN

Categories:

name

Examples (10)

  • The D-Day invasion was known by the code name 'Operation Overlord'.
  • The secret agent operated under the code name 'Phoenix'.
  • Our new software was developed under the code name 'Project Titan'.
  • What code name has been assigned to the upcoming military exercise?
  • For security reasons, all personnel must refer to the operation by its official code name.
  • The police gave the undercover investigation the code name 'Bluebird'.
  • The informant was only known to us by his code name, 'Ghost'.
  • Each prototype is given a unique code name to ensure confidentiality.
  • The Manhattan Project was the code name for the development of the atomic bomb.
  • Please use the code name 'Sunrise' in all written correspondence about this matter.