call sign
noun
: the combination of identifying letters, letters and numbers, or words assigned to an operator, office, activity, vehicle, or station for use in communication (as in the address of a message sent by radio)
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Another soldier, who asked to be identified by his call sign, Karakurt, described cars with the paint scorched off, houses cut down to their jagged foundations and long, empty roads that sparkled with glass and smelled of dust, smoke and gunpowder.
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Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 3 June 2024
But Curt’s fort, call sign Red Meat Three, has lost two of its four engines and can’t keep up with the others.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
The commander of the team, a sergeant with the call sign Lawyer, nervously scanned the sky.
—Marc Santora Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Mortars and rockets exploded all around, and the gunner was badly injured, said the commander, identified only by his call sign according to military protocol.
—Marc Santora Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 14 May 2024
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Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 3 June 2024
But Curt’s fort, call sign Red Meat Three, has lost two of its four engines and can’t keep up with the others.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
The commander of the team, a sergeant with the call sign Lawyer, nervously scanned the sky.
—Marc Santora Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Mortars and rockets exploded all around, and the gunner was badly injured, said the commander, identified only by his call sign according to military protocol.
—Marc Santora Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 14 May 2024
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“Call sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20sign. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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