November

Norbert

the letter "N" in a national spelling alphabet

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter N.


India

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter I.


Quebec

Quido

the letter "Q" in a national spelling alphabet

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter Q.


Zulu

Zuzana

the letter "Z" in a national spelling alphabet

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter Z.


Yankee

Ypsilon

the letter "Y" in a national spelling alphabet

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter Y.


Romeo

Rudolf

the letter "R" in a national spelling alphabet

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter R.


Charlie

Cyril

the letter "C" in a national spelling alphabet

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter C.


Oscar

Oto

the letter "O" in a national spelling alphabet

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter O.


Bravo

Božena

the letter "B" in a national spelling alphabet

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter B.


Delta

David

the letter "D" in a national spelling alphabet

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter D.


Echo

Emil

the letter "E" in a national spelling alphabet

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter E.


Golf

Gustav

the letter "G" in a national spelling alphabet

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter G.


Hotel

Helena

the letter "H" in a national spelling alphabet

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter H.


Kilo

Karel

the letter "K" in a national spelling alphabet

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter K.


Lima

Ludvík

the letter "L" in a national spelling alphabet

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter L.


Mike

Marie

the letter "M" in a national spelling alphabet

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter M.


Papa

Petr

the letter "P" in a national spelling alphabet

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter P.


Sierra

Svatopluk

the letter "S" in a national spelling alphabet

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter S.


Tango

Tomáš

the letter "T" in a national spelling alphabet

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter T.


Uniform

Urban

the letter "U" in a national spelling alphabet

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter U.


Victor

Václav

the letter "V" in a national spelling alphabet

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter V.


Whiskey

Dvojité V

the letter "W" in a national spelling alphabet

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter W.


Y

A late borrowing from the Ancient Greek letter Υ (U, “ypsilon”), first used to write Greek loanwords in Latin, derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤅 (w, “waw”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓏲. Doublet of U and V.

reservation booking designator
reservation booking designator

(travel, aviation) The reservation booking designator for the highest level of economy air fare.


Juliett

Borrowed from English Juliet, spelled so as to make the final /t/ clear to non-English speakers.

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter J.


Foxtrot

František

the letter "F" in a national spelling alphabet

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter F.


The use of this notation in modal logic was developed by C.I. Lewis.

high-occupancy vehicle
high-occupancy vehicle

(traffic) high-occupancy vehicle lane, bus lane


Xray

Borrowed from English Xray; NATO and the FAA have altered the initial punctuation of "x-ray" to "xray" to clarify that it is to be pronounced with a single stress, rather than as a compound word.

Xaver

the letter "X" in a national spelling alphabet

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter X.


(traffic) A stop sign indicating that vehicles must stop before proceeding.


Alfa

Borrowed from English alpha, respelled to make the pronunciation clearer to those who do not speak English.

(nautical) Signal flag for the letter A.


(transport, cartography) Indicates a traffic light.


For example, an airplane symbol can replace the word airport on a sign, or a wheelchair symbol next to a destination name can indicate the wheelchair-accessible route to that destination.

2005 June 2, Chris Calori, David Vanden-Eynden, Signage and Wayfinding Design: A Complete Guide to Creating Environmental Graphic Design Systems (in English), Wiley, →ISBN, page 143:

(cartography, transport) Indicates an airport.


I was coming to the front of the line just as the light turned yellow. I know the right thing to do would have been to slow to a stop, but I really didn't want to wait through another set of lights with three lanes of traffic in every direction.

2018, Sharon Aller, Reset Families: Building Social and Emotional Skills While Avoiding Nagging and Power Struggles (in English), Page Publishing, →ISBN, unnumbered page:

(transport) Of a traffic light, reduce speed; slow down.


(transport, UK) Indicates an accident blackspot.


(signage, transport, Britain, dated) A crossing with no barrier.


(tourism, cartography) a park or recreation ground