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call sign

noun

call letters.

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Nearby words

  1. call on the carpet,
  2. call one's own,
  3. call option,
  4. call out,
  5. call rate,
  6. call slip,
  7. call someone's bluff,
  8. call the shots,
  9. call the tune,
  10. call to account

Origin of call sign

First recorded in 1915–20
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British Dictionary definitions for call sign

call sign

noun

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