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    DISTRESS SIGNAL

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    An internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is neededplay

    Synonyms:

    distress call; distress signal

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("distress signal" is a kind of...):

    sign; signal; signaling (any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "distress signal"):

    SOS (an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code)

    Mayday (an internationally recognized distress signal via radiotelephone (from the French m'aider))

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