signal+of+distress
21signal — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sign/action/sound that sends a message ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, unmistakable ▪ agreed, prearranged ▪ conflicting, confusing, contradictory …
22signal — sig|nal1 W2S3 [ˈsıgnəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: signale, from Medieval Latin, from Late Latin signalis of a sign , from Latin signum; SIGN1] 1.) a sound or action that you make in order to give information to someone or tell… …
23distress signal — noun an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed • Syn: ↑distress call • Hypernyms: ↑signal, ↑signaling, ↑sign • Hyponyms: ↑SOS, ↑Mayday …
24distress call — 1. a prearranged communication code sign indicating that the sender is in a situation of peril, distress, or the like, as SOS, Mayday, etc. Cf. distress signal (def. 1). 2. a communication prompted by or indicating distress: The hospital sent out …
25signal — [[t]sɪ̱gnəl[/t]] ♦♦♦ signals, signalling, signalled (in AM, use signaling, signaled) 1) N COUNT A signal is a gesture, sound, or action which is intended to give a particular message to the person who sees or hears it. They fired three distress… …
26Distress signal unit — A Distress Signal Unit, or D.S.U , is a piece of equipment used by firefighters while working in hazardous areas. Normally used in conjunction with breathing apparatus, it is a small, battery powered item attached to the breathing apparatus… …
27distress signal — A signal transmitted by an aircraft in distress. It could be transmitted on radio as Mayday or by light indications …
28distress rocket — /dəsˈtrɛs rɒkət/ (say duhs tres rokuht) noun a rocket used to make a distress signal …
29distress — Pilikia, pōpilikia, pō ino, ho opō ino, īnea, ho īnea, eha, hō eha eha. Also: ho okō eha eha, kūpiliki i, ho omāhuwā, manawahua kai ko o, kipona, pōnalo. See saying, uhiwai. ♦ Distress signal, hō ākaaka no ka wā pilikia …
30distress signal — /dəsˈtrɛs sɪgnəl/ (say duhs tres signuhl) noun a signal by persons in danger summoning aid and indicating their position by rocket, radio code, flag, or any other means …
