NATO phonetic alphabet

American  

[nay-toh-fuh-net-ik al-fuh-bet] / ˈneɪ toʊ fəˈnɛt ɪk ˈæl fəˌbɛt /

noun

1. Also called the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet, a system in which each letter of the alphabet is assigned a distinct code word that starts with that letter, such as Hotel for H or Yankee for Y. When a letter is used in an identification or abbreviation, it is represented with its code word to avoid confusion in transmission.

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Example Sentences

Checkpoint Charlie, named after the letter C in the Nato phonetic alphabet by western allies, became far better known than its counterparts Alpha and Bravo because it was the most visible of all the checkpoints.

From The Guardian

Alexa struggles with numbers, so my colleague Alex Hern suggested using the Nato phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie, delta, etc.

From The Guardian