ICAO spelling alphabet

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Noun

ICAO spelling alphabet

1. The ICAO radiotelephony spelling alphabet of the International Civil Aviation Organization. This alphabet assigns names to letters of the alphabet for clearer enunciation (and for the same reason pronounces the numeral 9 as "niner"):
   • Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliett, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu.

Synonyms

• NATO phonetic alphabet

Translations

• Russian: фонети́ческий алфави́т ИКА́О
• Spanish: alfabeto radiofónico

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