Windtalker (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The Navajo windtalkers were hailed as heroes for their role in helping the US military during World War II.
- As a windtalker, he was tasked with transmitting vital information in a code that was virtually unbreakable.
- The Japanese were never able to crack the code used by the windtalkers, despite their best efforts to decipher it.
- The film "Windtalkers" was inspired by the true story of the Navajo windtalkers who served in the Pacific during World War II.
- After the war, the Navajo windtalkers were honored for their bravery and ingenuity in creating and using the secret code.