Mayday Definition

mādā
noun
The international radiotelephone signal for help, used by ships and aircraft in distress.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Mayday

Noun

Singular:
mayday
Plural:
maydays

Origin of Mayday

  • From French (venez) m'aider (come) help me!

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Mayday Sentence Examples

  • We've heard mayday calls from several of them.

  • She all but dropped into the commo sector chair and issued mayday calls on the emergency net.

  • Lana was surprised to find that someone else at the Peak within the mountain had issued a similar mayday call.

  • Mayday weekend in Manchester starts.. .

  • At Mayday Birth Center there is a midwife-only unit with birthing pools, beanbags, subtle lighting and a homely atmosphere.

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Words Starting With

MMAMAY

Words Ending With

YAYDAY

Unscrambles

mayday

Words Starting With M and Ending With Y

Starts With M & Ends With YStarts With MA & Ends With YStarts With M & Ends With AY

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With M6 Letter Words Ending With Y