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distress call

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Noun1.distress calldistress call - an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed
distress signal
signal, signaling, sign - any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
SOS - an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
Mayday - an internationally recognized distress signal via radiotelephone (from the French m'aider)


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With darkness approaching, a distress call received at 4:20 p.
BRIEFLY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
On 3 June, Carl Vinson (CVN 70) received a distress call from the Iranian-flagged fishing dhow Henif.
Rescues by Lewis, Brandy / Naval Aviation News
A distress call was answered by three volunteers from the Coast Guard who trekked over 1,500 miles to reach the whalers--a four-month odyssey detailed in Rescue At The Top Of The World.
Rescue at The Top of The World by The Bookwatch
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