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Distress Call

nounid 45835·updated May 18, 2026
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an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed

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Information Class

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Variants

synonym
distress signal
plural
Distress Calls
possessive
Distress Call's
pluralpossessive
Distress Calls'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed
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