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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISTRESS SIGNAL

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Distress signal is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DISTRESS SIGNAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Distress signal

A distress signal is an internationally recognized means for obtaining help. Distress signals take the form of or are commonly made by using radio signals, displaying a visually detected item or illumination, or making an audible sound, from a distance. A distress signal indicates that a person or group of people, ship, aircraft, or other vehicle is threatened by grave and imminent danger and requests immediate assistance. Use of distress signals in other circumstances may be against local or international law. In order for distress signalling to be the most effective, two parameters must be communicated: ▪ Alert or notification of a distress in progress ▪ Position or location of the party in distress. For example, a single aerial flare alerts observers to the existence of a vessel in distress somewhere in the general direction of the flare sighting on the horizon but extinguishes within one minute or less. A hand held flare burns for 3 minutes and can be used to localize or pinpoint more precisely the exact location or position of the party in trouble. An EPIRB both notifies or alerts authorities and at the same time provides position indication information.

Definition of distress signal in the English dictionary

The definition of distress signal in the dictionary is a signal by radio, Very light, etc from a ship or other vessel in need of immediate assistance.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISTRESS SIGNAL

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WORDS THAT END LIKE DISTRESS SIGNAL

alarm signal
busy signal
call signal
composite colour signal
danger signal
departure signal
fog signal
hand signal
interregnal
interval signal
presignal
regnal
signal
smoke signal
time signal
traffic signal
turn signal

Synonyms and antonyms of distress signal in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «distress signal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISTRESS SIGNAL

Find out the translation of distress signal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of distress signal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «distress signal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

求救信号
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

señal de socorro
570 millions of speakers

English

distress signal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संकट संकेत
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

إشارة استغاثة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сигнал бедствия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sinal de socorro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দারিদ্র্য বিক্রয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

signal de détresse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jualan kesusahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Notsignal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

遭難信号
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조난 신호
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sengsara sale
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hiệu báo nguy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துன்பம் விற்பனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुःख विक्री
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sıkıntı satış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

segnale di pericolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sygnał o niebezpieczeństwie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сигнал лиха
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semnal de primejdie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σήμα κινδύνου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

noodsein
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nödsignal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nødsignal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of distress signal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISTRESS SIGNAL»

The term «distress signal» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.773 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISTRESS SIGNAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about distress signal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISTRESS SIGNAL»

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101 Things You Thought You Knew about the Titanic - But Didn't!
56 TITANIC WAS THE FIRST SHIP TO USE THE DISTRESS SIGNAL SOS. No. SOS was probably first used on 10th June 1909, about three years before the Titanic sank, by the Cunard liner SS Slavonia, when she was wrecked off the Azores.
Tim Maltin, Eloise Aston, 2012
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
The maximum transmitter power obtainable may be used. [51 PR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986; 51 FR 34984. Oct. 1, 1986] § 80.314 Distress signals. (a) The international radiotele- graphy distress signal consists of the group "three dots, three dashes, ...
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Staff, 2002
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Weekly World News
DISTRESS SIGNAL IRON TH TITANIC. MYSTERIOUS SOS SIGNAL was picked up by a U.S. Navy destroyer on its way to the Persian Gulf. By MIKE FOSTER Weekly World News PHOTO of the Titanic was taken days before she sank in 1912.
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Knight's Modern Seamanship
7.17 Distress Signal A ship in distress can indicate its problem in many ways. Visual and sound distress signals are covered in Section 22.17. However, sending out a distress signal by radio is one of the most effective ways to initiate rescue.
John V. Noel, Jr., 1988
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United States Treaties and Other International Agreements
Section II. Distress Signal 1389 § 6. (1) The radiotelegraph distress signal consists of the group — , symbolized herein by SOS, transmitted as a single signal in which the dashes are emphasized so as to be distinguished clearly from the dots.
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Pub117, 2005 Radio Navigation Aids
All messages shall be preceded by at least one carriage return, a line feed signal , a letter shift signal and the distress signal MAYDAY. Distress communications by direct printing telegraphy should normally be established by the ship in ...
Griffes, NIMA Staff, 2005
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L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
80.325 Control of distress traffic. (a) Distress traffic consists of all messages relating to the immediate assistance required by the mobile station in distress. In distress traffic, the distress signal must be sent before the call and at the beginning of ...
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Telecommunication, Parts 80 to End
In distress traffic, the distress signal must be sent before the call and at the beginning of the preamble of any radiotelegram. (b) The control of distress traffic is the responsibility of the mobile station in distress or of the station which has sent the ...
Office of the Federal Register (U S ), 2011
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Atlantic Boating Almanacs: St. John River, Fl To Key West, ...
(148) (3) The distress message follows immediately and consists of: (149) the distress signal MAYDAY; (150) the call sign and name of the vessel in distress; ( 151) particulars of its position (latitude and longitude, or true bearing and distance ...
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MotorBoating
PROPER USE OF RADIOTELEPHONE DISTRESS, URGENT AND SAFETY SIGNALS The Coast Guard has reported several instances of recreational boatmen using the Distress Signal MAYDAY in direct violation of Federal Communications ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISTRESS SIGNAL»

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Pangnirtung hunters found safe, sent distress signal by accident
Two Pangnirtung, Nunavut, hunters who unintentionally sent out distress signals Wednesday morning have been found safe. Jimmy Kullualik ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
Midair collision with F-16 marks 2nd deadly tragedy for family in a …
The automatic distress signal came in to the Coast Guard about 10:30 p.m. Thursday: A D.C. Air National Guard pilot had ejected from a fighter ... «Stars and Stripes, Jul 15»
3
Missing Korean found dead
The three managed to stay together for two nights during which a cargo ship had passed by but did not notice them despite their distress signal ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
4
Socialite smart jewellery blends precious metals with safety and …
... emails and calendar reminders; activity tracking (steps, calories burned, distance, sleep, active minutes) as well as a one-tap distress signal. «Wareable, Jul 15»
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7 Parenting Lessons I Learned From Watching 'Inside Out'
You don't want to ever miss even one distress signal. Did you move to a new neighborhood with a child Riley's age? What tips and tricks did ... «BlogHer, Jul 15»
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About some who have disappeared
The absence of a distress signal, usually evident before a plane goes down, has brought out the conspiracy theories. Since no debris has ever ... «The Suburban Newspaper, Jul 15»
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Panel: Politics Among Reasons for Botched UN Ebola Response
... concerns and "country politics" slowed the declaration of a public health emergency — a key step that acts as an international distress signal. «ABC News, Jul 15»
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Report: Politics factored into UN's botched Ebola response
... concerns and "country politics" slowed the declaration of a public health emergency — a key step that acts as an international distress signal. «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
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McMurdo Has Their First Aviation Contract Award... In China
Once activated, the Integra ELT transmits a distress signal to alert international rescue services to the emergency location via the global ... «SatNews Publishers, Jul 15»
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Bomb Scare Forces Plane to Land
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officials, who secured the plane after it landed, said the aircraft sent a distress signal to Nagpur air ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»

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