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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-call sign.wav Forms: call signs [plural], callsign [alternative], call-sign [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} call sign (plural call signs)
  1. (broadcasting) A combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television station. Synonyms: call letters Translations (letters used to identify a station): رَمْز نِدَاء (ramz nidāʔ) [masculine] (Arabic), пазыўны́ (pazywný) [masculine] (Belarusian), повиква́телен знак (povikvátelen znak) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 無線電呼號 /无线电呼号 (wúxiàndiàn hūhào) (Chinese Mandarin), volací znak [masculine] (Czech), volací značka [feminine] (Czech), kaldesignal [neuter] (Danish), roepletters [plural] (Dutch), kallitekin (Faroese), kutsumerkki (Finnish), kutsutunnus (Finnish), indicatif d'appel [masculine] (French), indicatif [masculine] (French), indicativo [masculine] (Galician), Rufzeichen [neuter] (German), Anrufzeichen [neuter] (German), σημάδι κλήσης (simádi klísis) [neuter] (Greek), hívójel (Hungarian), kallmerki [neuter] (Icelandic), شِناسِهٔ تَماس (Iranian Persian), عَلامَتِ تَماس (Iranian Persian), segnale di chiamata [masculine] (Italian), indicativo di chiamata [masculine] (Italian), 呼出符号 (yobidashi fugō) (Japanese), 識別信号 (shikibetsu shingō) (Japanese), コールサイン (kōru sain) (Japanese), 호출부호 (hochulbuho) (alt: 呼出符號) (Korean), 콜사인 (kolsain) (Korean), indicativum (Latin), kallesignal [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), anrop (Norwegian Bokmål), kallesignal [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), tilrop (Norwegian Nynorsk), znak wywoławczy [masculine] (Polish), indicativo [masculine] (Portuguese), indicativ de apel [neuter] (Romanian), позывно́й (pozyvnój) [masculine] (Russian), volacia značka [feminine] (Slovak), volací znak [masculine] (Slovak), indicativo [masculine] (Spanish), anropssignal [common-gender] (Swedish), çağrı kodu (Turkish), позивни́й (pozyvnýj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. (military) Any combination of characters or pronounceable words, which identifies a communication facility, a command, an authority, an activity, or a unit; used primarily for establishing and maintaining communications. Synonyms: CS Coordinate_terms: name, handle, alias
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Derived forms: collective call sign, indefinite call sign, international call sign, net call sign, tactical call sign

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          "word": "indicatif d'appel"
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          "word": "segnale di chiamata"
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          "roman": "yobidashi fugō",
          "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
          "word": "呼出符号"
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
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          "roman": "shikibetsu shingō",
          "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
          "word": "識別信号"
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          "roman": "kōru sain",
          "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
          "word": "コールサイン"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "lang_code": "ko",
          "roman": "hochulbuho",
          "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
          "word": "호출부호"
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          "word": "kallesignal"
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "lang_code": "fa",
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          "word": "شِناسِهٔ تَماس"
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "lang_code": "fa",
          "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
          "word": "عَلامَتِ تَماس"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "lang_code": "pl",
          "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
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          "word": "znak wywoławczy"
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          "word": "indicativo"
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          "lang": "Romanian",
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          "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
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          "word": "indicativ de apel"
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          "roman": "pozyvnój",
          "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
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          "word": "позывно́й"
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      "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
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      "word": "indicatif d'appel"
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      "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
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      "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
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      "word": "segnale di chiamata"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "yobidashi fugō",
      "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
      "word": "呼出符号"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "shikibetsu shingō",
      "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
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      "roman": "kōru sain",
      "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
      "word": "コールサイン"
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      "alt": "呼出符號",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
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      "roman": "hochulbuho",
      "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
      "word": "호출부호"
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    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
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      "roman": "kolsain",
      "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
      "word": "콜사인"
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      "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
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      "word": "kallesignal"
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
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      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
      "word": "tilrop"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
      "word": "شِناسِهٔ تَماس"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
      "word": "عَلامَتِ تَماس"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "znak wywoławczy"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
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      "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "indicativo"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "indicativ de apel"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "pozyvnój",
      "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
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      "word": "позывно́й"
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
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      "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
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      "word": "volacia značka"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
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      "word": "anropssignal"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
      "word": "çağrı kodu"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "pozyvnýj",
      "sense": "letters used to identify a station",
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      "word": "позивни́й"
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