code, noun

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EnglishShow more Special sense of general English code a variety within a sport (e.g. Australian rugby is a ‘code’ of rugby).
colloquial
A particular sport, e.g. hockey, soccer, swimming, etc.
1991 Report (S.A. Universities Sports Council)It is grossly unfair that the ‘cinderella codes’ should battle to gain official SAU status...In a sport like yachting, many universities are excluded because they simply don’t have the natural resources and sometimes not the will to offer the code.
1992 B. Chetty on Radio Algoa 29 MaySoccer is the biggest code of sport in South Africa, and in Port Elizabeth.
1993 P. Du Toit in Weekend Post 22 May 6Other World Games sports codes which could use the building are gymnastics, karate, tumbling and trampolining.
1994 Radio South Africa 7 JuneWhat made you choose basketball out of all the codes?
A particular sport, e.g. hockey, soccer, swimming, etc.
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