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call sign

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Communications
ˈcall sign noun [countable usually singular] (also call letters especially American English)  TCa name made up of letters and numbers, used by people operating communication radios to prove who they are 〔电台的〕呼号,呼叫信号
Examples from the Corpus
call signHer call sign was Gaslight Lil and his was Popeye.I was developing the habit of calling everything by its call sign.And you know Omega's call sign, don't you?The number six in the call sign always meant boss, chief shit.He tapped out the call sign in two-minute segments, waited for ten, called again.
ˈcall sign nounChineseSyllable
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call sign
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 signBrE /ˈkɔːl saɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɔːl saɪn/ 🔊 nounthe letters and numbers used in radio communication to identify the person who is sending a message (无线电通信的)呼叫信号,呼号