spelling alphabet
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spelling alphabet (plural spelling alphabets)
- A set of code words that stand for the usual names of the letters of an alphabet, usually for clarity of communication when spelling out words, especially over the radio and especially despite any static thereon.
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- NATO spelling alphabet (NATO phonetic alphabet, ICAO spelling alphabet)
- French spelling alphabet (dated)
- Finnish spelling alphabet
- German spelling alphabet (dated)
- Italian spelling alphabet (dated)
- Korean spelling alphabet
- Portuguese spelling alphabet (dated)
- Russian spelling alphabet
- Spanish spelling alphabet (dated)
- Swedish spelling alphabet
- Turkish spelling alphabet (dated)
Related terms
Translations
set of code words
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Further reading
spelling alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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