noun [sing.]
1 a signal or message that a ship or plane sends when it needs urgent help:
to send an SOS * an SOS message
2 an urgent request for help:
We've received an SOS from the area asking for food parcels.
seealsoMAYDAY
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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