call letters

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ˈcall ˌletters noun [plural] especially American English  TCa call sign 〔电台的〕呼号，呼叫信号

Examples from the Corpus

call letters• In effect, the networks became homogenized as anchors and reporters switched call letters.• When Bill came back to send or receive messages, she would look up the call letters.

ˈcall ˌletters nounChineseSyllable  

a Corpus call sign

call letters

I

ˈcall ˌletters noun [plural] especially American English
a call sign

II

ˈcall sign noun [countable usually singular] (also call letters especially American English)
a name made up of letters and numbers, used by people operating communication radios to prove who they are

call lettersBrE /ˈkɔːl letəz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɔːl letərz/ 🔊 noun [plural] (NAmE) the letters that are used to identify a radio or television station （电台、电视台的）代号字母，呼号◆the call letters WNBC台号字母 WNBC