Definition of Mayday

1. Noun. An internationally recognized distress signal via radiotelephone (from the French m'aider).

Generic synonyms: Distress Call, Distress Signal

Definition of Mayday

1. Noun. An international distress signal used by shipping and aircraft ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mayday

1. a radio distress call [n -DAYS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mayday

may the Force be with you
may well
mayapple
mayapples
mayas
maybe
maybes
maybird
maybirds
maybloom
mayblooms
mayblossom
mayblossoms
maybush
maybushes
mayday (current term)
maydays
mayed
mayeng
mayenite
mayest
mayfish
mayflies
mayflower
mayflowers
mayfly
mayhap
mayhappen
mayhaps
mayhaw

Literary usage of Mayday

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys by Samuel Pepys, Richard Griffin Braybrooke, John Smith (1867)
"... happiest mayday that hath been many a year to England. The King's letter was read in the House, wherein he submits himself and all things to them, ..."

2. Williams College and Foreign Missions: Biographical Sketches of Williams by John Haskell Hewitt (1914)
"Three daughters are living: Mrs. Clara Elizabeth Harris Akers, Asheville, North Carolina; Mrs. Susan Maria Harris Hall and Miss mayday A. Harris of New York ..."

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