Call and Mayday

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Call noun - A natural vocal sound made by an animal.

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Mayday and call are semantically related In some cases you can use "Mayday" instead a noun "Call".

Nearby Words: calling, called, caller, callback, callable

Mayday noun - An internationally recognized distress signal via radiotelephone (from the French m'aider).

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Call and mayday are semantically related in warning topic. Sometimes you can use "Call" instead a noun "Mayday".

Used in multiple editions of Traveller, and its advertising, the distress call, "This is Free Trader Beowulf, calling anyone... Mayday, Mayday..." has become iconic.

Source: Distress Call
She also makes the common mistake of saying "repeat" over the radio, when proper protocol is "say again." This is DOUBLY true when broadcasting over military channels, where "repeat" is a call for indirect fire, which is exactly what Helen is trying to call OFF in her mayday.

Source: Western Animation / The Incredibles
Mutated Comms Officer: Mayday, mayday... This... is the Queen Zenobia... Emergency call number... I don't feel like myself anymore... Please stop!

Source: Tragic Monster

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