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call signs

call signs is the plural of call sign.

Meaning of call sign

Noun

call sign (plural call signs)

  1. A combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television station.
    Synonyms:
    call letters
  2. Any combination of characters or pronounceable words, which identifies a communication facility, a command, an authority, an activity, or a unit; used primarily for establishing and maintaining communications.
    • Charlie: I'm Charlotte Blackwood.
      Maverick: I'm Maverick.
      Charlie: Did your mother not like you?
      Maverick: No, it's my call sign.1986, Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., Top Gun (motion picture)
    Synonyms:
    CS

Questions about call signs

What is call signs the plural of?
Call signs is the plural of call sign.

Words near call signs in the dictionary

  1. call round
  2. call screening
  3. call sheet
  4. call sheets
  5. call sign
  6. call signs
  7. call site
  8. call sites
  9. call someone every name in the book
  10. call someone everything but a child of God
  11. call someone's bluff

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