Mayday
70
6.7
- noun
- /ˈmeɪdeɪ/
- Specialized
:
llamada de socorro
- In the cockpit, Truman screams over the radio: Truman: Houston, MAYDAY, MAYDAY, we're going down!
- a Mayday call
- a Mayday distress call
- a Mayday signal
We hit birds once An aircraft says Mayday.
- We hit birds once An aircraft says Mayday.
- UPS just rolled in aboard Mayday, Mayday, we got you.
- You need quick SOS over and out come in mayday.
Examples
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Mayday, Mayday, latitude 10 degrees, 8 minutes south, longitude approximately 150 degrees, 18 minutes west.
Fiction book (1990) -
Mayday, Mayday, latitude 10 degrees, 8 minutes south, longitude approximately 150 degrees, 18 minutes west.
Fiction book (1990) -
Lara: Mayday, mayday, mayday... this is the cargo ship.
Blog text (1) -
"Just before 3 a.m., the Ranger's first mate transmitted a distress call: "Mayday, Mayday."
Academic text (2011) -
Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, latitude 10 degrees, 8 minutes south, longitude approximately 150 degrees, 18 minutes west.
Fiction book (1990) -
Truman: MAYDAY, HOUSTON, MAYDAY! Golden and the NASA personnel can only sit and listen, horrified, impotent to do anything...
Fiction book (1998) -
CNN REPORTER (V.O. T.V.): The Presidential Aircraft was en route from Moscow when it began its mayday hail.
Fiction book (1997) -
The pilot sent a mayday signal to request urgent help from the control tower.
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When the ship began to sink, the captain shouted a mayday to alert nearby vessels.
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In a situation of emergency, always remember to issue a mayday call for assistance.
Synonyms
42
3.9
A signal sent by a ship, plane, or person to ask for urgent help
37
3.1
A signal sent by a ship, plane, or person asking for emergency help
How Urgent
- Specialized
70
6.7
59
1.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mayday comes from the French phrase m'aider, which means 'help me' and sounded like 'mayday' on early radios. It was chosen by pilots and sailors as a clear call for urgent help, which is why Mayday today means a serious distress signal.