noun

codename

codename, code name

The secret mission had a codename.

The secret mission had a codename.

Operation Overlord was the codename for the invasion.

Operation Overlord was the codename for the invasion.

((a/the codename)) a name used for a secret project or operation The secret mission had a codename.

((the codename for sth.)) the codename for (sth.) Operation Overlord was the codename for the invasion.

Synonyms: alias, pseudonym, nickname

A compound of 'code' and 'name'.

Imagine a secret agent's 'name' which is actually a 'code'.

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