call sign
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call sign
noun call signs · callsign · call-sign
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A combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television station.
Similar: call letters
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Any combination of characters or pronounceable words, which identifies a communication facility, a command, an authority, an activity, or a unit; used primarily for establishing and maintaining communications.
Charlie: I'm Charlotte Blackwood.
Maverick: I'm Maverick.
Charlie: Did your mother not like you?
Maverick: No, it's my call sign.
Similar: CS
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noun letters used to identify a station
| Español | indicativo |
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| 한국어 | 호출부호 hochulbuho, 콜사인 kolsain |
| 日本語 | 呼出符号 yobidashi fugō, 識別信号 shikibetsu shingō, コールサイン kōru sain |
| 中文 | 無線電呼號 /无线电呼号 wúxiàndiàn hūhào |
| Português | indicativo |
| Français | indicatif d'appel, indicatif |
| Deutsch | Rufzeichen, Anrufzeichen, Stationskennung |
| Italiano | segnale di chiamata, indicativo di chiamata |
| Ελληνικά | σημάδι κλήσης simádi klísis |
| Română | indicativ de apel |
| Русский | позывно́й pozyvnój |
| العربية | رَمْز نِدَاء ramz nidāʔ |
noun unique identifier to military communications
| Deutsch | Rufname, Rufzeichen, Callsign |
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