distress signal

noun

: a message that one is in danger

The pilot sent out a distress signal before the plane crashed.

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According to the Coast Guard, an emergency position-indicating radio beacon registered to the boat was also activated and alerted them that the distress signal originated just south of Point Couverden in the Icy Strait. —

Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024 In a statement on social media, local authorities said the regional Red Sea control center received a distress signal at 5:30 a.m. local time from a member of the Sea Story crew, a luxury yacht. —

Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024 Dinh reached for the lone distress signal on the boat. —

Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 1 July 2024 Morse code transmitted the final distress signal of the Titanic on April 14, 1912, as the ship slipped beneath the waves. —

Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for distress signal

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