the oldest code of modern sea-laws, compiled, during the first Crusade, by the people of Amalfi in Italy, who then possessed considerable commerce and maritime power.
·noun A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·add. ·- The telegraphic code, consisting of dots, dashes, and spaces, invented by Samuel B. Morse. ...
A celebrated collection of maritime laws, compiled and promulgated by Richard Cœur-de-Lion, at the i...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Series of flags, &c., for communicating at sea. ...
As Marryat's and others. ...