cover name
cover name noun: a name used to clandestinely identify somebody or something for confidentiality.
Noun
cover name (plural cover names)
- A name used to clandestinely identify somebody or something for confidentiality.
- By the time that he landed in New York early in June, 1915, Sir Edgar Speyer had good cause to be well aware that the Government was strongly opposed to any communication, direct or indirect, with enemy country and to all attempts to evade the censorship of letters and cables, whether by the use of...1922, UK Parliament, Report […] in the Case of Sir Edgar Speyer, London, p. 7
- The map of Germany was in my head—its cities, rivers, railroad schedules. I memorized a long string of names and cover names […]1941, Richard Krebs (as Jan Valtin), Out of the Night, New York: Alliance Book Corporation, Chapter 31, p. 493
- Synonyms:
- code name
Synonyms of cover name
Forms of cover name
| plural | cover names |
|---|---|
| alternative form | covername |
Questions about cover name
- What does cover name mean?
- Cover name means a name used to clandestinely identify somebody or something for confidentiality.
- What part of speech is cover name?
- Cover name is a noun.
- What is the plural of cover name?
- The plural of cover name is cover names.
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