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mayday
Translingual
Etymology
From French m'aider, short for Venez m'aider! or Viens m'aider! (“Come help me!”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?me?.de?/
Interjection
mayday
- (radio) emergency, need assistance
- 2004, Ken Wishaw, Helicopter Rescue: The true story of Australia's first full-time chopper doctor, page 82
- 'Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!' came the call.
- 2004, Ken Wishaw, Helicopter Rescue: The true story of Australia's first full-time chopper doctor, page 82
Usage notes
When making a distress call, mayday is said three times in succession (mayday, mayday, mayday) to signal that the message is an actual distress signal, as opposed to a message about a mayday signal.
Synonyms
- SOS
Translations
The call mayday is the international standard emergency call. However, many local variations also exist.
See also
- pan-pan
English
Alternative forms
- Mayday
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?me?.de?/
- Rhymes: -e?de?
Noun
mayday (plural maydays)
- An international distress signal used by shipping and aircraft.
- 2002, Clive Cussler, Valhalla Rising, page 47
- "Odd that she hasn't sent out a Mayday."
"That is curious. Her radio must be disabled."
- "Odd that she hasn't sent out a Mayday."
- 2002, Clive Cussler, Valhalla Rising, page 47
Related terms
- distress signal
Translations
See also
- pan-pan
- SOS
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chokecherry
English
Alternative forms
- choke cherry
Etymology
- choke +? cherry
Noun
chokecherry (plural chokecherries)
- Any of several American wild cherry trees, especially Prunus virginiana.
- The fruit of this plant.
- 2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster 2014, p. 72:
- There were handfuls of chokecherries for dessert and a lemonade made from sumac.
- 2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster 2014, p. 72:
Translations
See also
- Virginia bird cherry
- bitter-berry
- bird cherry
- black cherry
chokecherry From the web:
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- what is chokecherry pie
- what is chokecherry tree
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