call sign

American  

noun

1. call letters.

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call sign British  

noun

1. 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

A Ukrainian intelligence officer with the call sign Paragraf said last year she created a fake account on a Russian dating app using AI-generated photos and connected with Russian soldiers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Another soldier - call sign "Ghost" - fighting in another unit in Pokrovsk describes the situation as "tense, but not critical".

From BBC

His call sign is "Godfather" and he has a tough message for Europe and the US.

From BBC

The pilot who saved the soldier in spring was a 24-year-old former computer-game developer who goes by the call sign Kratos and plays the flute in between interceptions.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I want my crew to be safe,” said the brigade’s head of interceptors, whose call sign is Betsyk.

From The Wall Street Journal