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 health care provider in Ukraine is a 27-year-old who asked to be identified by his call sign, Munin.
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Mariia Yastreba, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Noida International Airport, call sign DXN, is located in Delhi’s National Capital Region.
—Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Russian troops had earlier sought to isolate Lyman by targeting logistics routes before escalating their offensive, according to the soldier, who gave only his call sign King, in keeping with the rules of the Ukrainian military.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Naruto -- his call sign -- is a 23-year-old sergeant also with the 14th Chervona Kalyna Brigade, serving in an intelligence and reconnaissance unit in the Pokrovsk area.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Mariia Yastreba, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Noida International Airport, call sign DXN, is located in Delhi’s National Capital Region.
—Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Russian troops had earlier sought to isolate Lyman by targeting logistics routes before escalating their offensive, according to the soldier, who gave only his call sign King, in keeping with the rules of the Ukrainian military.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Naruto -- his call sign -- is a 23-year-old sergeant also with the 14th Chervona Kalyna Brigade, serving in an intelligence and reconnaissance unit in the Pokrovsk area.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Call sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20sign. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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