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callsign

callsign is the alternative form 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

Forms of callsign

pluralcallsigns

Origin of callsign

From call + sign.

Questions about callsign

What is callsign the alternative form of?
Callsign is the alternative form of call sign.

Words near callsign in the dictionary

  1. calls up
  2. calls upon
  3. calls-to-arms
  4. callset
  5. callsets
  6. callsign
  7. callsigned
  8. callsigns
  9. callsite
  10. callsites
  11. callstack

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Adapted from Wiktionary: callsign (page history and authors); call sign (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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