Mayday Hear it!

Mayday definition

May·day (mā′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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.