| 单词 | code talker |
| 释义 | > as lemmascode talker code talker n. (also with capital initials) a North American Indian member of the U.S. military who participated in a cryptology programme during the Second World War (1939–45), in which indigenous languages (most notably Navajo) were used to transmit coded messages.A similar programme took place during the First World War (1914–18), but participants do not appear to have been known as code talkers at the time.In later use occasionally with reference to people using other little-known languages for secret military communications at different times. ΚΠ 1945 Marine Corps Gaz. Sept. 10/1 The dark-skinned, black-haired Navajo code talker, huddled over a portable radio or field phone.., has been a familiar sight in the Pacific battle zone. 2005 High Country News 22 Aug. 24/2 Code Talkers such as Draper were invaluable during the war because they could transmit secret information in a language the enemy found incomprehensible. < as lemmas |
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