No. 5,519 in Russian
позывным
"Позывным" means "call sign" in English.
In a sentence
Его позывным во время операции был «Орёл».
His call sign during the operation was 'Eagle'.
In this sentence, 'позывным' refers to the call sign used to identify an individual during a specific scenario.
Мы слышали позывным его сигналы по радио.
We heard his signals through the call sign on the radio.
Here 'позывным' indicates the identifier broadcasted for communication purposes.
Пилоты выбирают позывным символ, который отражает их характер.
Pilots choose a call sign symbol that reflects their character.
In this usage, 'позывным' denotes the symbolic identifier selected to represent someone's persona or role.
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