Windtalker

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A Navajo codetalker during World War II. historical

    "There are alternative forms of code, like using obscure languages: World War II's Navajo “windtalkers” are a well-known case."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of windtalker. alt-of
  3. 3
    a secret agent who was one of the Navajos who devised and used a code based on their native language; the code was unbroken by the Japanese during World War II wordnet

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codetalkercodetalker

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