SOSnoun [ S ]
uk/ˌes.əʊˈes/us/ˌes.oʊˈes/a request for help, especially because of danger:
Within an hour of the ship transmitting an SOS (message/call), six boats had arrived and started a rescue operation.
The hospital sent out an SOS for extra blood supplies.
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Emergency services in general
- 999
- air ambulance
- air drop
- air-dash
- air-sea rescue
- airlift
- ambulance
- ambulancewoman
- drop
- FEMA
- frogman
- life-saver
- lifeguard
- lockdown
- Mayday
- panic button
- paramedic
- search party
- siren
- survival kit
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