Maydayint.n.²

Brit.

/ˈmeɪdeɪ/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪˌdeɪ/

Forms: 1900s– May Day, 1900s– Mayday, 1900s– May-day, 1900s– mayday.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French m'aidez, m'aider.

Etymology: < French m'aidez or m'aider ‘help me!’ (the latter being either the imperative infinitive or short for venez m'aider ‘come and help me!’; < me , first person direct object pronoun + aider : see aid v.).

A. int.

Used as an international radio distress signal, esp. by ships and aircraft.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > help [interjection]

help?c1225

Mayday1923

1923 Times 2 Feb. 7/4 Owing to the difficulty of distinguishing the letter ‘S’ by telephone, the international distress signal ‘S.O.S.’ will give place to the words ‘May-day’, the phonetic equivalent of ‘M'aidez’, the French for ‘Help me’.

1930 B.B.C. Year-bk. 399 Aircraft and Wireless... In case of distress, due to engine failure over the sea, the word ‘Mayday’—equivalent to the S.O.S. used by ships—transmitted through the microphone, will summon immediately all possible help.

1951 O. Berthoud tr. P. H. Clostermann Big Show i. 30 If you can't get back to the coast, bale out after calling ‘May Day’ on frequency D.

1982 V. N. McIntyre Wrath of Khan 8 Mayday, mayday. Kobayashi Maru twelve parsecs out of Altair Vi.

B. n.²

A distress signal consisting of the word ‘Mayday!’ Also more generally: any distress call or call for help.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > signalling > [noun] > signal > distress signal > by radio

S.O.S.1910

Mayday1975

1975 A. Trew Zhukov Briefing xxi. 190 The light aircraft in which they'd been flying..had developed engine trouble and came down in the sea. There had just been time to get off a mayday but insufficient to give a position.

1987 Sailplane & Gliding Apr.–May 88/1 While Justin, Chris and others sent out maydays, Leonardo was trying to open the canopy with one hand and regain some control with the other.

1997 Shetland Times 21 Nov. 3/1 He also believed the Coastguard had been trying to get the crew to upgrade their call for help to a full-blown mayday.

Compounds

General attributive.

ΚΠ

1958 Daily Mail 15 Aug. 2/5 If an airliner is ditching, it should give a Mayday call.

1971 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 May 13/1 When her topmast chains snapped, she radioed a mayday signal.

1990 Reader's Digest June 172/1 Mayday calls went out from the boats.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mayday
释义	Maydayint.n.² Brit. /ˈmeɪdeɪ/, U.S. /ˈmeɪˌdeɪ/ Forms: 1900s– May Day, 1900s– Mayday, 1900s– May-day, 1900s– mayday. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French m'aidez, m'aider. Etymology: < French m'aidez or m'aider ‘help me!’ (the latter being either the imperative infinitive or short for venez m'aider ‘come and help me!’; < me , first person direct object pronoun + aider : see aid v.). A. int. Used as an international radio distress signal, esp. by ships and aircraft. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > help [interjection] help?c1225 Mayday1923 1923 Times 2 Feb. 7/4 Owing to the difficulty of distinguishing the letter ‘S’ by telephone, the international distress signal ‘S.O.S.’ will give place to the words ‘May-day’, the phonetic equivalent of ‘M'aidez’, the French for ‘Help me’. 1930 B.B.C. Year-bk. 399 Aircraft and Wireless... In case of distress, due to engine failure over the sea, the word ‘Mayday’—equivalent to the S.O.S. used by ships—transmitted through the microphone, will summon immediately all possible help. 1951 O. Berthoud tr. P. H. Clostermann Big Show i. 30 If you can't get back to the coast, bale out after calling ‘May Day’ on frequency D. 1982 V. N. McIntyre Wrath of Khan 8 Mayday, mayday. Kobayashi Maru twelve parsecs out of Altair Vi. B. n.² A distress signal consisting of the word ‘Mayday!’ Also more generally: any distress call or call for help. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > signalling > [noun] > signal > distress signal > by radio S.O.S.1910 Mayday1975 1975 A. Trew Zhukov Briefing xxi. 190 The light aircraft in which they'd been flying..had developed engine trouble and came down in the sea. There had just been time to get off a mayday but insufficient to give a position. 1987 Sailplane & Gliding Apr.–May 88/1 While Justin, Chris and others sent out maydays, Leonardo was trying to open the canopy with one hand and regain some control with the other. 1997 Shetland Times 21 Nov. 3/1 He also believed the Coastguard had been trying to get the crew to upgrade their call for help to a full-blown mayday. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1958 Daily Mail 15 Aug. 2/5 If an airliner is ditching, it should give a Mayday call. 1971 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 May 13/1 When her topmast chains snapped, she radioed a mayday signal. 1990 Reader's Digest June 172/1 Mayday calls went out from the boats. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.n.²1923
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