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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Now that it has been announced, next up is for Integrity to be used as the crew's possible call sign.
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Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Marine One—the call sign for any U.S. Marine Corps helicopter carrying the president—does not cross the Atlantic under its own power.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Similar things happened with the call signs airlines use to identify flights in the air, Gonzalez said.
—Martha Bellisle, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Warren flew a Huey attack helicopter, or gunship, with the call sign Mustang 53.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
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Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Marine One—the call sign for any U.S. Marine Corps helicopter carrying the president—does not cross the Atlantic under its own power.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Similar things happened with the call signs airlines use to identify flights in the air, Gonzalez said.
—Martha Bellisle, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Warren flew a Huey attack helicopter, or gunship, with the call sign Mustang 53.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Call sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20sign. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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