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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Winfrey wore a bright yellow sweater in honor of King's call signs which is sunshine.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
President Donald Trump, the rapper Drake, and the director Steven Spielberg have used the LADD program to hide their aircraft registration numbers, call signs, or flight numbers, according to independent researcher Jack Sweeney’s LADD List.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
The aircraft involved in the Jan. 29 crash was flying with the call sign PAT25 and had three occupants, according to the Aviation Safety Network, a public database of aviation accidents.
—Dan Catchpole, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Kilmer starred as Lieutenant Tom Kazansky, whose call sign was Iceman, in the classic Tom Cruise film.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
President Donald Trump, the rapper Drake, and the director Steven Spielberg have used the LADD program to hide their aircraft registration numbers, call signs, or flight numbers, according to independent researcher Jack Sweeney’s LADD List.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
The aircraft involved in the Jan. 29 crash was flying with the call sign PAT25 and had three occupants, according to the Aviation Safety Network, a public database of aviation accidents.
—Dan Catchpole, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Kilmer starred as Lieutenant Tom Kazansky, whose call sign was Iceman, in the classic Tom Cruise film.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Call sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20sign. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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