distress signal
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An emergency signal sent by radio (or other means) from a ship or aircraft in distress or danger.
noun
An indication of distress.
Example Sentences
- "This was a performance from Maguire that was sending out distress signals from pretty much the first whistle. The control was poor, the discipline was worse, even the simplest of tasks - a pass, a clearance - looked an almighty struggle."