skycode

noun
UK /ˈskaɪkəʊd/
US /ˈskaɪkoʊd/

A secret set of signs in the sky that people use to share messages.

The pilots read the skycode to find their way home.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A hidden pattern of stars that some people believe carries meaning.

Ancient sailors studied the skycode to guide their ships at night.

3. A private system of symbols used by a group to talk about the weather.

The farmers shared a skycode to warn each other about storms.

4. A made-up language of shapes drawn in the air by planes.

At the air show, the planes spelled out a skycode for the crowd.