"call-sign" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: call-signs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} call-sign (plural call-signs)
  1. Alternative spelling of call sign Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: call sign
    Sense id: en-call-sign-en-noun-eZHzy2vU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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