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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024distress′ call′, - a prearranged communication code sign indicating that the sender is in a situation of peril, distress, or the like, as SOS, Mayday, etc. Cf. distress signal (def. 1).
- a communication prompted by or indicating distress:The hospital sent out distress calls for all available stocks of the antitoxin.
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