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call sign en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. A combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television station.
2. 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.
   • Four drone operators, led by Shved, whose call sign means “the Swede” on account of his blond hair, […] 2023 June 17, Dan Sabbagh, “‘It’s 21st-century warfare’: on Ukraine’s counteroffensive frontline”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:
   • Charlie: I'm Charlotte Blackwood. Maverick: I'm Maverick. Charlie: Did your mother not like you? Maverick: No, it's my call sign. 1986, Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., Top Gun (motion picture):

Forms

Coordinates

handle · name · alias

Deriveds

indefinite call sign · tactical call sign · net call sign · collective call sign · international call sign

Synonyms

call letters · CS

Translations (47)

cmn 無線電呼號 /无线电呼号 (letters used to identify a station) · be пазыўны́ (letters used to identify a station) · sk volacia značka (letters used to identify a station) · nn tilrop (letters used to identify a station) · cs volací znak (letters used to identify a station) · ja コールサイン (letters used to identify a station) · de Rufname (unique identifier to military communications) · bg повиква́телен знак (letters used to identify a station) · fi kutsutunnus (letters used to identify a station) · fo kallitekin (letters used to identify a station) · nl roepletters (letters used to identify a station) · nn kallesignal (letters used to identify a station) · ja 識別信号 (letters used to identify a station) · ro indicativ de apel (letters used to identify a station) · uk позивни́й (letters used to identify a station) · sv anropssignal (letters used to identify a station) · it indicativo di chiamata (letters used to identify a station) · gl indicativo (letters used to identify a station) · da kaldesignal (letters used to identify a station) · de Rufzeichen (letters used to identify a station) · ja 呼出符号 (letters used to identify a station) · el σημάδι κλήσης (letters used to identify a station) · fi kutsumerkki (letters used to identify a station) · la indicativum (letters used to identify a station) · fa عَلامَتِ تَماس (letters used to identify a station) · sk volací znak (letters used to identify a station) · pt indicativo (letters used to identify a station) · nb anrop (letters used to identify a station) · fa شِناسِهٔ تَماس (letters used to identify a station) · ko 호출부호 (letters used to identify a station) · de Anrufzeichen (letters used to identify a station) · it segnale di chiamata (letters used to identify a station) · de Stationskennung (letters used to identify a station) · hu hívójel (letters used to identify a station) · pl znak wywoławczy (letters used to identify a station) · de Callsign (unique identifier to military communications) · ko 콜사인 (letters used to identify a station) · es indicativo (letters used to identify a station) · fr indicatif (letters used to identify a station) · cs volací značka (letters used to identify a station) · de Rufzeichen (unique identifier to military communications) · nb kallesignal (letters used to identify a station) · ru позывно́й (letters used to identify a station) · is kallmerki (letters used to identify a station) · ar رَمْز نِدَاء (letters used to identify a station) · tr çağrı kodu (letters used to identify a station) · fr indicatif d'appel (letters used to identify a station)