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Meanings of distress flag in English

Russian
сигнал бедствия
Spanish
senal de auxilio

Internationally recognized means for obtaining help.

сигнал бедствия
Synonyms
Examples for "distress signal"
Examples for "distress signal"
1
We would have picked up the distress signal a long time ago.
Unity
2
Such a distress signal would be hilarious if it wasn't actually true.
The Irish Times
3
Sure enough, the source of a Colonial distress signal was flashing.
Unity
4
When a distress signal is received, local search and rescue personnel are notified.
Reuters
5
His valve sent out a distress signal that established communication with his hands.
A Confederacy of Dunces
1
A UN captain sent out a distress call and immediately signaled surrender.
Caliban's War
2
He could hear the computer in the study chiming its distress call.
Under the dome: a novel
3
Not smart enough to know a distress call when it sees one.
Year's best sf 15
4
Ben Barka's suit began to broadcast immediately and indiscriminately-anall-banddistress call.
The Centauri Device
5
Demo suddenly heard thrashing, mixed with the distress call of a bird.
The Tarn of Eternity
Usage of distress flag in English
1
Each time, a mate inspected them through a spyglass, saw Gavin's muddled clothes and no distress flags, and rowed past without a word.
The black prism