| 单词 | distress call |
| 释义 | distress call 1. a prearranged communication code sign indicating that the sender is in a situation of peril, distress, or the like, as SOS, Mayday, etc. Cf. distress signal (def. 1). 2. a communication prompted by or indicating distress: The hospital sent out distress calls for all available stocks of the antitoxin. [1910-15] |
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