What is a Charlie Bravo?

Re: Code Charlie bravo
It is referring to Cumulonimbus clouds. The letters CB being the meteorological symbol for Cumulonimbus, and in the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) phonetic alphabet CB becomes Charlie Bravo.
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Why do they say Alpha Bravo Charlie?

Answer: The name is the phonetic alphabet and that's the way in which the words sound. Each word is chosen because it cannot be confused for any other word when said, hence the reason it is used to help people spell words over phones or radio.
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Why is weather Charlie Bravo?

No it's an international term. All clouds have shortened symbols ie Cirrus (Ci), Stratus (St) - Cumulonimbus (Cb) hence Cb = charlie bravo - the only one that people talk about, as it is so dangerous in aviation.
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Where did Alpha Bravo Charlie come from?

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) formally adopted the final version of the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet - better known as the Nato phonetic alphabet or simply the Alpha, Bravo, Charlie alphabet - on 1 January 1956.
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What does Alpha Bravo mean?

"Alfa, Bravo, Charlie..." is an alphabet that you may already know and understand. These words represent the letters "A," "B," and "C" in the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet, more commonly known as the NATO phonetic alphabet.
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What is the NATO Phonetic Alphabet? Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta....



What does Foxtrot Juliet Bravo mean in military?

Foxtrot Juliet Bravo Meaning

“Foxtrot,” “Juliet,” and “Bravo” are all distinct terms and part of the military phonetic alphabet. The military uses this phonetic alphabet system to make sure that all forms of communication are error-free. It also helps shorten messages over communication devices like the radio.
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What is Charlie military code?

THREATCON CHARLIE: (Threat level high) This condition applies when an incident occurs or intelligence is received indicating some form of terrorist action against personnel and facilities is imminent.
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What does Sierra Whiskey mean in military?

What Does Sierra Whiskey Mean In Military? “Well done” is said to be “Bravo Zulu” rather than “Whiskey Delta” because the term originated in naval history. Mike, you must continue on the mission. In Echo Tango Sierra: the term of expiration of service (someone who is about to end his or her tour of duty).
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What is Bravo Foxtrot Delta?

The NATO phonetic alphabet system: ALPHA — BRAVO — CHARLIE — DELTA — ECHO — FOXTROT — GOLF — HOTEL — INDIA — JULIET — KILO — LIMA — MIKE — NOVEMBER — OSCAR — PAPA — QUEBEC — ROMEO — SIERRA — TANGO — UNIFORM — VICTOR — WHISKEY — XRAY — YANKEE — ZULU.
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What does whiskey mean in military?

Why "whiskey," you ask? Although the position is typically listed as "68W," the Army will say "68 Whiskey" because it follows the NATO phonetic alphabet. The alphabet also includes "Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta," which simply means "A,B,C,D."
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What are Alpha Bravo Charlie called?

Briefly put, Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, etc., are words used in spelling of the 26 letters of the Latin (resp. English) alphabet. They were designed to minimize the number of errors when spelling a series of letters during a radio transmission. The system is most commonly called the NATO phonetic alphabet.
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What does Romeo mean in flight?

"Romeo" refers to the letter R (ICAO phonetic alphabet) and is short for WCHR which is an aviation-typical abbreviation for "Wheel chair to Ramp".
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What does 21 Charlie mean?

21. Formally, "roger," "wilco," and "affirm/affirmative" are not synonyms. "Roger" means "I understand," "wilco" means "I will comply," and "affirmative" means "yes." Usage does differ from the formal meaning, however. – Wayne Conrad. Feb 1, 2018 at 14:50.
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What is Oscar Tango Mike?

Oscar-Mike: On the Move. Tango Mike: Thanks Much. Tango Uniform: Toes Up, meaning killed or destroyed. Tango Yankee: Thank You.
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What does Lima Golf Bravo mean?

Lima Golf Bravo - cool NATO Phonetic Military Alphabet Design with yellow initials highlighted for Let's Go Brandon!
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What does Delta Echo mean?

Delta and echo are the standard words for D and E in an international code for spelling out words clearly: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, . . . The usual word for I is India, but the alphabet has variations. 'Niner' is used for distinctiveness so it's not confused with the monosyllable 'one'.
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What does Hotel Sierra mean?

Sierra Hotel or sometimes Hotel Sierra. Meaning s***-hot, or its opposite. When that new lieutenant makes it through his first field training exercise without getting his platoon lost, you've got a sierra hotel lieutenant.
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What does Roger tango mean?

roger/roger that

Meaning: Message received. Origin: the NATO phonetic alphabet—a previous version of the alphabet used “Roger” to signify the letter R. Fun fact: Now they use “Romeo.”
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What is Lima Foxtrot?

About Lima Foxtrot Military Programs

Lima Foxtrot offers a free membership to local military servicemen and women (and household family members) who have a service-connected physical disability or illness as well as annual extended weekend sport and recreation camps for injured military from across the country.
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What does Oscar Kilo mean?

The National Fire Chiefs Council has signed up to 'Oscar Kilo' which puts assessment, learning and conversation about wellbeing across the emergency services in one place.
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What does Tango Yankee mean?

"Tango Yankee" are two code words in the NATO phonetic alphabet that mean thank you. The flag proudly displays the five military emblems, Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard.
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What is Alpha Delta Bravo Charlie?

The ICAO phonetic alphabet has assigned the 26 code words to the 26 letters of the English alphabet in alphabetical order: 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.
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What does Charlie Delta mean?

Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta – these terms are used to designate the sides of a structure. Generally speaking, the “alpha” side is the front of the structure, the “bravo” side is the left side of the structure, “charlie” is the back of the structure and “delta” is the right side of the structure.
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What does Oscar Mike mean in military?

Oscar Mike is military lingo for “On the Move” and was specifically chosen to represent the spirit of its founder and the Veterans he serves.
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What does 5 clicks mean in the military?

Meaning of Klick in the Military

Military forces refer to it in both traveled and target distance from any point of interest. For example, a klick in dialogue is when we have walked 15 clicks or the enemy unit is five clicks North.
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