mayday

Etymology
, short for.

Pronunciation

 * English:

Interjection

 * 1)  emergency, need assistance

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.

Translations
The call mayday is the international standard emergency call. However, many local variations also exist.


 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 遇險信號
 * Finnish: mayday
 * French:, ,
 * German:, Mayday
 * Greek:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Russian:, терплю́ бе́дствие, на по́мощь, мэйдэ́й, мэдэ́
 * Serbo-Croatian: upomoć
 * Slovene: na pomoč
 * Spanish:, ,

Alternative forms

 * Mayday

Noun

 * 1) An international distress signal used by shipping and aircraft.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 遇險信號
 * Finnish: hätäkutsu
 * French: ,
 * Greek: σήμα κινδύνου
 * Russian: сигна́л бе́дствия, радиосигнал бе́дствия, сигна́л "терплю бедствие"