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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Three aircraft—call signs BUNNY01, BUNNY02, and BUNNY03—were observed on extended flight patterns from Louisiana's Barksdale Air Force Base in a striking show of force aimed at Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
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Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Now that it has been announced, next up is for Integrity to be used as the crew's possible call sign.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
During Wednesday evening's outage, pilots reported that controller call signs were cutting out entirely, according to air traffic recordings obtained by LiveATC.net.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 28 Aug. 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
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Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Now that it has been announced, next up is for Integrity to be used as the crew's possible call sign.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
During Wednesday evening's outage, pilots reported that controller call signs were cutting out entirely, according to air traffic recordings obtained by LiveATC.net.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 28 Aug. 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
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“Call sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20sign. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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