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.
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Origin of distress call
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby distress call
distraint, distrait, distraite, distraught, distress, distress call, distressed, distressed area, distress flag, distress frequency, distressful
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