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- DictionarySOS/ˌɛsəʊˈɛs/
noun
- 1. an international code signal of extreme distress, used especially by ships at sea: "they put out an SOS that they were on fire"
abbreviation
- 1. Somalian shilling(s).
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SOS is a Morse code distress signal ( ), used internationally, originally established for maritime use. In formal notation SOS is written with an overscore line ( SOS ), to indicate that the Morse code equivalents for the individual letters of "SOS" are transmitted as an unbroken sequence of three dots / three dashes / three ...
SOS. noun [ S ] uk / ˌes.əʊˈes / us / ˌes.oʊˈes /. Add to word list. 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.
1. : an internationally recognized signal of distress in radio code ‧ ‧ ‧ - - - ‧ ‧ ‧ used especially by ships calling for help. 2. : a call or request for help or rescue. Examples of SOS in a Sentence.
noun. an internationally recognized distress signal in which the letters SOS are repeatedly spelt out, as by radio-telegraphy: used esp by ships and aircraft. a message broadcast in an emergency for people otherwise unobtainable. informal. a call for help.
noun. 1. an internationally recognized distress signal in which the letters SOS are repeatedly spelt out, as by radiotelegraphy: used esp by ships and aircraft. 2. a message broadcast in an emergency for people otherwise unobtainable. 3. informal. a call for help. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin.
noun. an internationally recognized distress signal in which the letters SOS are repeatedly spelt out, as by radio-telegraphy: used esp by ships and aircraft. a message broadcast in an emergency for people otherwise unobtainable. informal. a call for help.
When someone piloting a boat or a plane desperately needs help, they can send an SOS. This distress signal, recognized around the world, conveys the urgency of the situation.
SOS definition: The letters that are represented by the Morse code signal · · · – – – · · ·, used as an international distress signal, especially by ships and aircraft. Dictionary
Definition of SOS noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jun 18, 2021 · Not only is SOS a palindrome word (a word that reads the same backward and forwards, like civic, deified, etc.,) it’s also an ambigram, a word that looks identical whether read upside-down or...
