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WHISKEY
PHONETICW · Say: WISS-KEY
NATO phonetic alphabet code word for the letter W.
On air
“Call sign W8D: WHISKEY AIT DELTA.”
“I spell: WHISKEY...”
“Whiskey One, this is Bravo Six. Hold at the tree line. Over.”
“Village name, I spell: Whiskey, India, Lima, Lima, Yankee. Over.”
In conversation
The NATO alphabet spells Whiskey with an E, the American way.