codename
Translation
codename, code name
Examples
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.
Grammar Patterns
((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.
Similar Words
Synonyms: alias, pseudonym, nickname
Etymology
A compound of 'code' and 'name'.
Memory Tips
Imagine a secret agent's 'name' which is actually a 'code'.