mayday

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 See also

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From French m'aider (short for « Venez m'aider! », "Come help me!")

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪdeɪ

[edit] Noun

mayday (plural maydays)

1. An international distress signal used by shipping and aircraft

[edit] See also

• pan-pan
• SOS