An expression meaning "I am in distress." It is the international radiotelephony distress signal. Preferably spoken three times, it indicates imminent and grave danger and means that immediate assistance is requested. Fr: « Mayday
An international distress call, from French, m'aidez (help me); SOS or ...---... in Morse code.
The distress call used on marine radios
Internationally agreed radio message signalling an emergency, from the French “m’aidez†or “help meâ€, broadcast on the international emergency frequencies of 121.5 MHz and 243 MHz.
an internationally recognized distress signal via radiotelephone (from the French m'aider)
an in-flight emergency when the pilot figures that there is enough danger to his aircraft that he needs to go to the nearest airfield and land it in order to be safe for his crew and his airplane
The internationally recognized voice radio signal for ships and people in serious trouble at sea. Made official in 1948, it is an anglicizing of the French m'aidez, "help me".
international radio distress call (from the French, m'aidez help me). It signifies imminent danger to life requiring immediate assistance.
An internationally recognized distress signal used on a radio to indicate a life-threatening situation. Mayday calls have priority over any other radio transmission and should be used only if there is an immediate threat to life or vessel. More urgent than a pan pan or securite call.
Mayday is an emergency code word used internationally as a distress signal in voice procedure radio communications, derived from the French m'aider. It is used to signal a life-threatening emergency by many groups, such as police forces, pilots, the fire brigade, and transportation organizations. The call is always given three times in a row ("Mayday Mayday Mayday") to prevent mistaking it for some similar-sounding phrase under noisy conditions, and to distinguish an actual mayday call from a message about a mayday call.
Mayday (also known as Air Emergency in the United States, and Air Crash Investigation in the rest of the world) is a documentary television program produced by Cineflix in Canada. It is aired on Discovery Channel Canada and the National Geographic Channel. As of February 2006, 3 seasons of programs have been produced.