Field Manual / Phonetic alphabet / LIMA
LIMA
PHONETICL · Say: LEE-MAH
NATO phonetic alphabet code word for the letter L.
On air
“Call sign L5S: LIMA FIFE SIERRA.”
“I spell: LIMA...”
“Lima Two, this is Delta Six. Hold your position. Over.”
“River name, I spell: Lima, India, Mike, Alfa. Over.”
In conversation
Say Lima as LEE-mah, with the stress on the first syllable.