call sign

noun

: 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)

Examples of call sign in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Each of the pilots' seats are decorated according to their call sign. —

Angelika Ytuarte, Journal Sentinel, 26 July 2024 Another officer with the 148th separate artillery brigade who goes by call sign Senator told CNN that there is still a lot more that Ukraine needs. —

Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 14 July 2024 The operating frequencies of the historical society’s amateur station, under the call sign K6KPH, are 3550, 7050, 14050, 18097.5 and 21050. —

Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024 Another soldier, who asked to be identified by his call sign, Karakurt, described cars with the paint scorched off, houses cut down to their jagged foundations and long, empty roads that sparkled with glass and smelled of dust, smoke and gunpowder. —

Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 3 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for call sign