designate
verb (used with object)
to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
designator
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a word derived from
designate.
Example Sentences
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The upgrade also means U.S. airlines can resume marketing and selling tickets with their names and designator codes on Mexican-operated flights.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2023
However, “the inventor of relativity theory” is a descriptive designator.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
The airport’s Federal Aviation Administration designator remains LAS, but the FAA began listing the Reid name on aviation charts in June.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2021
The blog said that the test took place around July 15, that the missile’s speed was 4 kilometers per second and that it is known by its Russian designator as the 53T6M.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 5, 2018
You handed in your ticket to a sort of usher, called the designator, or the locarius, who pointed out your seat to you, and, if required, conducted you thither.
From The Wonders of Pompeii by Marc Monnier
