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distress signal vs Mayday

Mayday vs distress signal

distress signal and Mayday both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
distress signal Yes No No No
Mayday Yes No No No
As nouns, Mayday is a hyponym of distress signal; that is, Mayday is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than distress signal:
  • distress signal: an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed
  • Mayday: an internationally recognized distress signal via radiotelephone
Other hyponyms of distress signal include SOS.
distress signal (noun) Mayday (noun)
an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed an internationally recognized distress signal via radiotelephone
Difference between distress signal and Mayday

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