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Mayday Definition

May·day (dā′)

noun

the international radiotelephone signal for help, used by ships and aircraft in distress

Etymology: prob. short for Fr (venez) m'aider, (come) help me

Mayday Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • weekend: UK Indymedia | Chaos Mass: Mayday weekend in Manchester starts.. .
  • call: December 06 1973 At 06:12 in the morning a mayday call was reported by Wick radio.
  • message: A mayday relay message was also broadcast to all shipping.
  • relay: A mayday relay was also broadcast to vessels in the vicinity.
  • celebration: Mayday celebrations thus continued there with more music and.. .
  • system: Whatever solution is selected, the support by automatic mayday systems should be available to any operator involved.

Noun used with modifier

  • vehicle: This information will help in distinguishing between various vehicle Mayday systems such as passenger car systems, commercial vehicle systems or portable systems.
  • word: On January 31st at 13.30hrs, a spoken word mayday call was received from the same ' vessel ' reporting that she was sinking.

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