distress signal

noun

: a message that one is in danger

The pilot sent out a distress signal before the plane crashed.

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Rescue teams launched a search operation after receiving a distress signal from the ship early Wednesday morning. —

Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026 Sri Lanka's navy has recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people, The Associated Press reported, after receiving a distress signal from the IRIS Dena, an Iranian ship, in international waters this morning. —

Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026 Sri Lanka's navy received a distress signal from the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena and sent planes and ships on a rescue mission, the country's foreign minister told Parliament, according to The Associated Press. —

CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026 Officials first grew concerned about the animal after its tracking collar stopped moving, sending out a distress signal to agency officials. —

Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for distress signal

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