What does MayDay mean?
Definitions for MayDay
ˈmeɪˌdeɪmay·day
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Princeton's WordNet
Maydaynoun
an internationally recognized distress signal via radiotelephone (from the French m'aider)
Wiktionary
maydaynoun
An international distress signal used by shipping and aircraft
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Mayday
Mayday is an emergency procedure word used internationally as a distress signal in voice-procedure radio communications. It is used to signal a life-threatening emergency primarily by aviators and mariners, but in some countries local organizations such as firefighters, police forces, and transportation organizations also use the term. Convention requires the word be repeated three times in a row during the initial emergency declaration ("Mayday mayday mayday") to prevent it being mistaken for some similar-sounding phrase under noisy conditions, and to distinguish an actual mayday call from a message about a mayday call.
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Mayday is an internationally recognized distress signal used in voice procedure radio communications. It is used to signal a life-threatening emergency usually by aviators and mariners, but in some countries, local organizations such as firefighters and police forces also use the term. It is derived from the French phrase "m'aider" meaning "help me."
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Mayday
Mayday is an emergency procedure word used internationally as a distress signal in voice procedure radio communications. It derives from the French "venez m'aider", meaning "come help me". It is used to signal a life-threatening emergency primarily by mariners and aviators, but in some countries local organisations such as police forces, firefighters, and transportation organizations also use the term. The call is always given three times in a row to prevent mistaking it for some similar-sounding phrase under noisy conditions, and to distinguish an actual Mayday call from a message about a Mayday call.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
mayday
Distress call.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of MayDay in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of MayDay in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of MayDay in a Sentence
Not a hint, not a mention of any impending doom or mayday situation, i did think,' gee that's a lot of flashing lights out there' when we landed, but no more than the flashing lights from emergency vehicles I'd seen in Denver and Washington during this trip -- where there was absolutely nothing happening.
Mayday, mayday, mayday, east River engine failure!
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- يوما ماArabic
- májCzech
- maj dagDanish
- MaifeiertagGerman
- σήμα κινδύνουGreek
- MajtagoEsperanto
- may daySpanish
- hätäkutsu, VappuFinnish
- mayday, SOSFrench
- maydayIrish
- मई दिवसHindi
- vészhelyzetHungarian
- մայիսArmenian
- maydayIndonesian
- Primo MaggioItalian
- יום מאיHebrew
- メーデーJapanese
- ಮೇಡೇKannada
- maydayLatin
- MaydayDutch
- mai dagNorwegian
- maydayPolish
- SocorroPortuguese
- zi de maiRomanian
- сигнал "терплю бедствие", Первое мая, радиосигнал бедствия, сигнал бедствияRussian
- maydaySwedish
- மே தினம்Tamil
- Mayıs günüTurkish
- майданьUkrainian
- ngày tháng nămVietnamese
- 劳动节Chinese
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