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