"call sign" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: call signs [plural]
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. Categories (topical): Broadcasting Synonyms: call letters Translations ((broadcasting) a combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television statio): رَمْز نِدَاء (ramz nidāʔ) [masculine] (Arabic), пазыўны́ (pazyŭný) [masculine] (Belarusian), повиква́телен знак (povikvátelen znak) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 無線電呼號 (Chinese Mandarin), 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), Rufzeichen [neuter] (German), Anrufzeichen [neuter] (German), σημάδι κλήσης (simádi klísis) [neuter] (Greek), hívójel (Hungarian), kallmerki [neuter] (Icelandic), شِناسِهٔ تَماس (šenâse-ye tamâs) (Iranian Persian), عَلامَتِ تَماس (alâmat-e tamâs) (Iranian Persian), segnale di chiamata [masculine] (Italian), indicativo di chiamata [masculine] (Italian), 呼出符号 (yobidashi fugō) (alt: よびだしふごう) (Japanese), 識別信号 (shikibetsu shingō) (alt: しきべつしんごう) (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. Categories (topical): Military, Communication Synonyms: CS [initialism]
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Synonyms: callsign, call-sign Derived forms: collective call sign, indefinite call sign, international call sign, net call sign, tactical call sign

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          "word": "无线电呼号"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "indicatif d’appel"
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          "roman": "simádi klísis",
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          "sense": "(broadcasting) a combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television statio",
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          "word": "segnale di chiamata"
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          "alt": "よびだしふごう",
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          "roman": "yobidashi fugō",
          "sense": "(broadcasting) a combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television statio",
          "word": "呼出符号"
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          "roman": "shikibetsu shingō",
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          "roman": "kōru sain",
          "sense": "(broadcasting) a combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television statio",
          "word": "コールサイン"
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          "alt": "呼出符號",
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          "roman": "hochulbuho",
          "sense": "(broadcasting) a combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television statio",
          "word": "호출부호"
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          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "roman": "šenâse-ye tamâs",
          "sense": "(broadcasting) a combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television statio",
          "word": "شِناسِهٔ تَماس"
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          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "roman": "alâmat-e tamâs",
          "sense": "(broadcasting) a combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television statio",
          "word": "عَلامَتِ تَماس"
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          "lang": "Polish",
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          "word": "indicativ de apel"
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          "roman": "pozyvnój",
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          "word": "позывно́й"
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      "word": "無線電呼號"
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      "word": "Rufzeichen"
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      "word": "コールサイン"
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      "word": "콜사인"
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      "word": "indicativum"
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      "word": "kallesignal"
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      "word": "anrop"
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      "code": "fa-ira",
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      "roman": "šenâse-ye tamâs",
      "sense": "(broadcasting) a combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television statio",
      "word": "شِناسِهٔ تَماس"
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      "roman": "alâmat-e tamâs",
      "sense": "(broadcasting) a combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television statio",
      "word": "عَلامَتِ تَماس"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "znak wywoławczy"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "indicativo"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "(broadcasting) a combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television statio",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "indicativ de apel"
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      "word": "позывно́й"
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      "word": "volacia značka"
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      "sense": "(broadcasting) a combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television statio",
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      "word": "anropssignal"
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      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "(broadcasting) a combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television statio",
      "word": "çağrı kodu"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "pozyvnýj",
      "sense": "(broadcasting) a combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television statio",
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      "word": "позивни́й"
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