Sierra
Sierra is the French word for the letter S as used in the NATO phonetic alphabet.
Did you know?
- Although Sierra is a Spanish word for 'saw' or 'mountain range', a French person using it in the phonetic alphabet is not referring to any geographic feature.
- While Sierra is used in French for international radio communication, if you were to spell out the letter S in a standard French context, you would say esse.
- The word Sierra belongs to a set of phonetic words in French that are intentionally cross-linguistic to ensure maximum clarity during high-stress communication.
Examples in context
- Sierra est une personne sympa.Sierra is a nice person.
- Le code est S, Sierra, Alpha, Bravo.The code is S, Sierra, Alpha, Bravo.
- L'indicatif de la station est Sierra.The station's call sign is Sierra.
Example conversation
Chloé is helping Hugo over the radio.
- ChloéHugo, quel est votre indicatif ?Hugo, what is your call sign?
- HugoC'est Sierra, Alpha, Delta.It is Sierra, Alpha, Delta.
- ChloéBien reçu, Sierra.Received, Sierra.
- HugoMerci, Chloé.Thank you, Chloé.
