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collective call sign

collective call sign noun: any call sign which represents two or more facilities, commands, authorities, or units. The collective call sign for any of these includes the commander thereof and all subordinate commanders therein.

Noun

collective call sign (plural collective call signs)

  1. Any call sign which represents two or more facilities, commands, authorities, or units. The collective call sign for any of these includes the commander thereof and all subordinate commanders therein.
    • CHARLIE PAPA: Command Post of the 1098th Transportation Company (Medium Boat) in Vietnam.
    • CHARLIE 34: Landing Craft #34 of the 1098th Transportation Company (Medium Boat) in Vietnam.

Forms of collective call sign

pluralcollective call signs

Questions about collective call sign

What does collective call sign mean?
Collective call sign means any call sign which represents two or more facilities, commands, authorities, or units. The collective call sign for any of these includes the commander thereof and all subordinate commanders therein.
What part of speech is collective call sign?
Collective call sign is a noun.
What is the plural of collective call sign?
The plural of collective call sign is collective call signs.

Words near collective call sign in the dictionary

  1. collective action
  2. collective agreement
  3. collective agreements
  4. collective bargaining
  5. collective buying
  6. collective call sign
  7. collective call signs
  8. collective fruit
  9. collective fruits
  10. collective investment scheme
  11. collective investment schemes

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