单词 | sos |
释义 | SOSSEE SYNONYMS FOR SOS ON THESAURUS.COM the letters represented by the radio telegraphic signal (· · · – – – · · ·) used, especially by ships in distress, as an internationally recognized call for help. nounany call for help: We sent out an SOS for more typists. verb (used without object)to send an SOS. Origin of SOS1905–10, from the Morse code alphabet, in which three dots (or short clicks) represents the letter S and three dashes (or long clicks) represents the letter O Words nearby SOSsorting, sorting tracks, sortition, sort out, sorus, SOS, Sosa, sosatie, Soseki, Sosnowiec, so-so Definition for SOS (2 of 3)SOS abbreviation Slang.shit on a shingle (a euphemistic initialism used to avoid explicit vulgarity). Definition for SOS (3 of 3)s.o.s. (in prescriptions) if necessary. Origin of s.o.s.From Latin sī opus sit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for SOSBritish Dictionary definitions for SOSSOS nounan internationally recognized distress signal in which the letters SOS are repeatedly spelt out, as by radio-telegraphy: used esp by ships and aircraft a message broadcast in an emergency for people otherwise unobtainable informal a call for help Word Origin for SOSC20: letters chosen as the simplest to transmit and receive in Morse code; by folk etymology taken to be an abbreviation for save our souls Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for SOSs.o.s. abbr.si opus sit (if needed) The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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