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code reds

code reds is the plural of code red.

Meaning of code red

Noun

code red (countable and uncountable, plural code reds)

  1. (Canada, US) The condition on the occurrence of a fire at the medical facility.
  2. (Canada, US) An extrajudicial punishment.
  3. (figuratively) A condition of immediate urgency.
    • Last week, some of the world’s leading climate change scientists confirmed that humans are making irreversible changes to our planet and extreme weather will only become more severe. This news is a “code red for humanity,” said the United Nations secretary general.2021 August 19, Greta Thunberg, Adriana Calderón, Farzana Faruk Jhumu, Eric Njuguna, quoting António Guterres, “This Is the World Being Left to Us by Adults”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived...

Questions about code reds

What is code reds the plural of?
Code reds is the plural of code red.

Words near code reds in the dictionary

  1. code points
  2. code position
  3. code positions
  4. code red
  5. code red drill
  6. code reds
  7. code review
  8. code reviewed
  9. code reviewing
  10. code reviews
  11. code rot

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