Definitions for SOSˈɛsˌoʊˈɛs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
SOSˈɛsˌoʊˈɛs(n.)(pl.)SOSs, SOS's.
an internationally recognized radiotelegraphic distress signal, used esp. by ships and consisting of the letters SOS spelled out in Morse Code (•••–––•••).
any call for help.
Origin of SOS:
1905–10
Princeton's WordNet
SOS(noun)
an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
Wiktionary
SOS(Noun)
The conventional Morse code call made by a ship in distress.
The keel has been scuppered uE000130217uE001 send out an SOS.
SOS(Noun)
a children's game involving placing S's and O's on a grid, and collecting points by creating an "SOS" sequence, played with alternating turns by opponents.
Origin: Contraction of so + is
Translations for SOS
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
SOS(noun)
a call for help or rescue, often in code and usually from a distance
Send an SOS to the mainland to tell them that we are sinking!
- SOSAfrikaans
- أنْقِذونا!: نِداء اسْتِغاثَهArabic
- SOSBulgarian
- SOSPortuguese (BR)
- SOSCzech
- das SOSGerman
- SOSDanish
- ΣΟΣGreek
- SOS, llamada de socorroSpanish
- SOS, hädasignaalEstonian
- تماسي براي كمك و امدادFarsi
- SOSFinnish
- S.O.SFrench
- אֶס אוֹ אֶסHebrew
- त्राहिमाम संदेश, (बेतार का) संकट-संदेश, गुहारHindi
- SOS, hitni poziv za pomoćCroatian
- S.O.S. (segélykérés)Hungarian
- SOSIndonesian
- S.O.S, neyðarkallIcelandic
- S.O.S.Italian
- 遭難信号Japanese
- 조난 신호Korean
- SOSLithuanian
- glābiet mūsu dvēseles!Latvian
- SOSMalay
- noodsignaalDutch
- nødsignal, SOSNorwegian
- S.O.S.Polish
- تماسي براي كمك و امدادPersian
- اریکی د مرسته لپارهPashto
- SOSPortuguese
- S.O.S.Romanian
- (радио)сигнал бедствияRussian
- SOSSlovak
- SOSSlovenian
- poziv upomoćSerbian
- SOSSwedish
- สัญญาณขอความช่วยเหลือThai
- imdat işaretiTurkish
- (船舶、飛機等)遇難時的呼救信號(電碼)Chinese (Trad.)
- (радіо)сигнал про небезпеку, бідуUkrainian
- المدد کی پکار، انتہائی مایوسی میں حصوصا سمندروں میں رواں جہازوں کی طرف سے مدد کے لیے استعمال ہونے والا بین الاقوامی اشارہUrdu
- tín hiệu cấp cứuVietnamese
- （船舶、飞机等）遇难时的呼救信号（电码）Chinese (Simp.)
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