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

Near the town of Hulyaipole, which the Russians have partly taken, a Ukrainian surveillance-drone pilot known by his call sign Kuts was flying his drone back to base to recharge its battery recently.

From The Wall Street Journal

“During rotations, unfortunately, there are a lot of losses, the most losses,” said a 52-year-old rifleman known by his call sign Psycho.

From The Wall Street Journal

Before entering Nigerian airspace, the Nigerian government instructed the pilots to use a Nigerian Air Force call sign "WT 001" to avoid any suspicion.

From BBC

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