Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sos"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
SOS \SOS\
The letters signified by the signal ( . . . --- . . . )
prescribed by the International Radiotelegraphic Convention
of 1912 for use by ships in distress.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
SOS
n : an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
[syn: {SOS}]
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