Code Talker - Vocabulary

Preliminary

A large step in a main procedure.

Prow

The front of a ship or plane.

Hogan

Vow

A tradition from the Navajo people.Other traditional structures include the summer shelter, the underground home, and the sweat house. A hogan can be round, cone-shaped, multi-sided, or square; with or without internal posts; timber or stone walls and packed with earth in varying amounts or a bark roof for a summer house,

Pulverized

To demolish completely.

Vow means, a solemn promise, pledge, or personal commitment: marriage vows; a vow of secrecy. The navajo's were to vow to loyalty to their country and many other things.

Platoon

The headquarters of a soldier.

Salvage

Defiance

The Navajo's were to salvage the remains of enemy soldiers, which means they were to gather loot from their bodies. Such loot consisted of grenades, enemy plans, ammo, armor, weapons, and proper clothing.

I got this word from Fort Defiance, and I was curious to know why it was named that. Well defiance means open resistance; bold disobedience.

Therefor stood the name of Fort Defiance.

Bayonet

A sword-like stabbing blade that may be fixed to the muzzle of a rifle for use in hand-to-hand fighting.

Bombardment

An attack consisting a explosive of some sort.

Reputation

Vow

Preliminary

Bombardment

Senninbari

Bayonet

Navajo

Navajo is an important term from Code Talker.

Propaganda

A Navajo is a North American indian.

Prow

Propaganda was a huge deal in World War 2. Propaganda is information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

Shrapnel

Fragments of a bomb.

Vocabulary and Terms

Shrapnel

Code Talker - Vocabulary

Here is a presentation on the vocabulary and word usage of the book Code Talker.

Crag

Crag

A crag is a steep, rugged cliff. There were many crags on Iwo Jima.

Optimistic

Senninbari

A term naming a belt or a strand of cloth. Senninbari's were common, casual accessories for the Navajo people.

Optimistic

Optimistic is reflecting a favorable few of events. Such as, once the war was over Ned was optimistic that he was able to go back home to his family.

Fatigue

Malaria

Fatigue is the process of an exaustion of a certain subject. Ned and the other Navajos grew fatigue of walking through the desert.

Reputation

Reputation is how the world see's your value, therefore people praise you with items such as medals and trophies. Ned received the Medal of Honor in memory of his efforts in the war.

Malaria is an illness mostly carried by mosquitoes. The navajos had to take certain medications to resist the exposure of receiving malaria.

Navajo

Salvage

Fatigue

Propaganda

Platoon

Defiance

Pulverized