- mayday
- Distress call.
Military dictionary. 2000.
mayday
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Mayday — kommer fra det franske ord m aidez, som betyder hjælp mig … Danske encyklopædi
mayday — /mei dɛi/, it. /mei dɛi/ interiez. e s. ingl. [tratto dal fr. m aider! aiutarmi! ], usato in ital. come s.m. 1. (telecom.) [segnale usato internazionalmente nelle comunicazioni radiotelefoniche per chiedere aiuto] ▶◀ ‖ s.o.s. 2. (estens.)… … Enciclopedia Italiana
mayday — distress call, 1923, apparently an Englished spelling of Fr. m aider, shortening of venez m aider come help me! But possibly a random coinage with coincidental resemblance: May Day Is Airplane SOS ENGLISH aviators who use radio telephone… … Etymology dictionary
mayday — /ingl. ˈmeɪˌdeɪ/ [vc. ingl., corrispondente alla pronuncia del fr. (venez) m aider! «(venite ad) aiutarmi!»] s. m. inv. S.O.S., richiesta di aiuto, segnale di soccorso … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
Mayday — ► NOUN ▪ an international radio distress signal used by ships and aircraft. ORIGIN from the pronunciation of French m aidez help me … English terms dictionary
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Mayday — For other uses, see Mayday (disambiguation). A Mayday call might result in the activation of a lifeboat such as this Severn class lifeboat Mayday is an emergency procedure word used internationally as a distress signal in voice procedure radio… … Wikipedia
