This is the phonetic alphabet used by the New York Police Department. When spelling out words over the radio, each letter of the word is replace with a code word to reduce ambiguity between similar-sounding letters.
| Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Zebra | Letter Z |
| Yellow | Letter Y |
| X-ray | Letter X |
| William | Letter W |
| Victor | Letter V |
| Union | Letter U |
| Tom | Letter T |
| Sam | Letter S |
| Robert | Letter R |
| Queen | Letter Q |
| Paul | Letter P |
| Ocean | Letter O |
| Nora | Letter N |
| Mary | Letter M |
| Lincoln | Letter L |
| King | Letter K |
| John | Letter J |
| Ida | Letter I |
| Henry | Letter H |
| George | Letter G |
| Frank | Letter F |
| Edward | Letter E |
| David | Letter D |
| Charles | Letter C |
| Boy | Letter B |
| Adam | Letter A |