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call sign






call sign   
noun

Definition of call sign

: the combination of identifying letters, letters and numbers, or words assigned to an operator, office, activity, vehicle, or station for use in communication (as in the address of a message sent by radio)



Recent Examples on the Web


//In a recording from the tower at Capital Region International Airport in Lansing, the tower can be heard trying to reach a plane with the call sign 700AQ.
Vic Ryckaert, Indianapolis Star, "What we know about the Michigan plane crash that killed 5 Hoosiers," 3 Oct. 2019

//For identification, Hague, call sign EV-1, is wearing a suit with red stripes using helmet camera No.
William Harwood, CBS News, "Space station gets a new docking port in key upgrade for Boeing and SpaceX visits – live stream," 21 Aug. 2019

//Stevens was awarded the Bronze Star for his work helping to decode a particularly difficult Japanese radio call sign.
oregonlive, "John Paul Stevens, longtime leader of Supreme Court’s liberal wing, dies at 99," 16 July 2019

//National Lampoon’s Vacation Leave it to Dustin to come up with the most perfect call signs in a time of crisis.
Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, "The best '80s pop culture references in Stranger Things season 3," 6 July 2019

//Marsala said the boys initially considered the call sign WLTH.
Jesse Wright, chicagotribune.com, "Former DJs, managers help celebrate 50 years of high school radio station WLTL," 22 Apr. 2018

//She was even given an official call sign, a nickname used by mission control when talking to their talent.
Alyson Krueger, Teen Vogue, "17-Year-Old Alyssa Carson Wants to Be the First Person on Mars," 21 Mar. 2018

//Most of them ran up and down the frequencies on two bands, using KZ1M as a call sign for the operation.
Denise Coffey, courant.com, "Ham Radio Operators Practice For Emergencies," 8 July 2019

//National Lampoon’s Vacation Leave it to Dustin to come up with the most perfect call signs in a time of crisis.
Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, "The best '80s pop culture references in Stranger Things season 3," 6 July 2019


First Known Use of call sign

1907, in the meaning defined above



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