call sign

American

noun

call letters.

call sign British

noun

a group of letters and numbers identifying a radio transmitting station, esp an amateur radio station Compare call letters

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Etymology

Origin of call sign

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

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Peter 1 was the call sign used by Nepal's former police inspector general, Chandra Kuber Khapung, sources have told BBC Eye Investigations.

From BBC

They pinpoint the source of the approval to one call sign: Peter 1.

From BBC

"It was my first injury," said Dmitry, who declined to give his last name and goes by the call sign "Barmak".

From Barron's

"The impact on our drones is completely negative," said Ali, who asked AFP to identify him by his call sign, in line with military protocol.

From Barron's

“When Starlink shut off, silence fell,” said a Ukrainian radio-electronic support specialist in the country’s east, who goes by the call sign Kocherha.

From The Wall Street Journal

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