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distress call
noun
- a prearranged communication code sign indicating that the sender is in a situation of peril, distress, or the like, as SOS, Mayday, etc. Compare distress signal ( def 1 ).
- a communication prompted by or indicating distress:
The hospital sent out distress calls for all available stocks of the antitoxin.
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of distress call1
Example Sentences
Mr Inman added that air traffic control attempted to contact the pilot several times but received no response or distress call.
The Sheriff鈥檚 Department received a distress call at 3:45 p.m., but Curtis was already dead by the time deputies arrived, according to sheriff鈥檚 spokesperson Elise Soviar.
After more than 30 hours without receiving a distress call, the Coast Guard announced it had paused the search.
The pilots sent a distress call around the time Russian air defense was responding to a Ukrainian drone attack.
Besigye鈥檚 team in Uganda started relaying distress calls after their leader's mobile phones went unanswered.
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