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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024may•day /ˈmeɪˌdeɪ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- an internationally accepted call for help or to indicate distress, used in radio messages:We heard several maydays from the area.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024May′ Day′, - the first day of May, long celebrated with various festivities, as the crowning of the May queen, dancing around the Maypole, and, in recent years, often marked by labor parades and political demonstrations.
May•day (mā′dā′),USA pronunciation n. - Telecommunicationsthe international radiotelephone distress signal, used by ships and aircraft.
- French (venez) m'aider (come) help me!
- 1925–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Mayday /ˈmeɪˌdeɪ/ n - the international radiotelephone distress signal
Etymology: 20th Century: phonetic spelling of French m'aidez help me Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: May Day n - the first day of May, traditionally a celebration of the coming of spring: in some countries now observed as a holiday in honour of workers
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