Mayday

Interjection

 * 1) * 2004, Ken Wishaw, Helicopter Rescue: The true story of Australia's first full-time chopper doctor‎, page 82
 * 'Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!' came the call.
 * 'Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!' came the call.

Noun

 * 1) An international distress signal used by shipping and aircraft
 * 2) * 2002, Clive Cussler, Valhalla Rising‎, page 47
 * "Odd that she hasn't sent out a Mayday." "That is curious. Her radio must be disabled."

Thesaurus
Klaxon, SOS, air-raid alarm, alarm, alarm bell, alarm clock, alarm signal, alarum, alert, all clear, beacon, blinking light, burglar alarm, buzzer, crostarie, fiery cross, fire alarm, fire bell, fire flag, five-minute gun, flashing light, fog bell, fog signal, foghorn, gale warning, hooter, horn, hue and cry, hurricane warning, lighthouse, note of alarm, occulting light, police whistle, signal of distress, siren, small-craft warning, still alarm, storm cone, storm flag, storm warning, tocsin, two-minute gun, upside-down flag, whistle

Alternative forms

 * Mayday

Etymology
From m'aider (short for « Venez m'aider ! », "Come help me!")

Interjection

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 遇險信號, 遇险信号
 * Finnish:
 * French:, à l'aide


 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Russian:, терплю бедствие
 * Spanish:, ,

Noun

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 遇險信號, 遇险信号
 * Finnish:


 * French: ,
 * Russian: сигнал бедствия, радиосигнал бедствия,  сигнал "терплю бедствие"