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Mayday meaning

An international distress signal used by shipping and aircraft.

Synonyms of Mayday

distress signal distress call

Related words

Other words often associated with Mayday or its synonyms:

signaling signal sign

Using Mayday

  • The main meaning on this page is: An international distress signal used by shipping and aircraft.
  • Useful related words include: distress signal, distress call.
  • In the example corpus, mayday often appears in combinations such as: mayday call, mayday parade, the mayday.

Context around Mayday

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

named 1× midair 1× eliopoulos 1× either 1× joined 1× mainstay 1×

Often after:

call 4× signal 2× parker 2× alert 1× parade 1× distress 1× 1971 1× attracted 1× represents 1×

Sentence patterns with Mayday

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a midair mayday call halfway 1× alternative mainstay mayday parade released 1× child named mayday parker would 1× chris eliopoulos mayday parker became 1× container a mayday call which 1× crew a mayday call was 1× issued a mayday call 1× issued a mayday signal and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a few minutes 1× alternative mainstay mayday 1× as the plane 1× before the pilot 1× crew on the 1× mayday attracted some 1×

Common sentence endings:

a mayday alert 1× a mayday call 1× being redeveloped quicker 1× donors and destroyed 1× in august 2018 1× its western backers 1×

Words around Mayday

Just before it in the word index:

maycumber 3 maycomb 2 maycock 5 maybury 7 maybot 3 maybole 6

Just after it in the word index:

mayden 4 maye 160 mayekar 3 mayen 31 mayenda 4 mayeni 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aas 64 abaco 64 abramovich 64 accede 64 adhanom 64 adhesion 64

Corpus analysis for Mayday

  • In this selection, "mayday" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, named, midair, eliopoulos, call, signal and parker stand out and add context to how "mayday" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a midair mayday call halfway and alternative mainstay mayday parade released. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mayday" sits close to words such as aas, abaco and abramovich, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mayday

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Mayday represents that connection by wearing his costume. (8 words)

And then one minute later, the pilot issued a mayday call. (11 words)

Mayday attracted some £90 million in donations from its Western backers. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

As the plane -- an Airbus A320 -- was going through the severe weather patch, which the airline said was not visible on the radar to the cockpit crew, a Mayday call was made due to the damage. (36 words)

A few minutes before 1:30 a.m. on March 26, the Singapore-flagged container a mayday call, which allowed construction workers on the Key Bridge to get a few cars to turn around. (34 words)

Officers indicated on Wednesday afternoon (July 31) that selling the site on the open market (rather than an unconditional sale to either Mayday or Acorn) would not lead to the site being redeveloped quicker. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

Crew on the ferry had issued a mayday signal and reportedly turned round to head back to the scene where they fell.

Their child, named Mayday Parker, would go on to inherit her father's superpowers, as well as his legacy, making her a very important character in the future of the Marvel Universe.

The pilot of QF144 sparked fears after issuing a midair mayday call halfway into the just over three hour journey after it suffered the engine failure.

While Aunt Lydia is already starting to doubt Gilead's beliefs in season 5, she's still far from becoming a mole for Mayday.

With a creative team featuring Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz, Matt Webb, and Chris Eliopoulos, Mayday Parker became Spider-Girl, even inheriting her own comic book several years later.

A few minutes before 1:30 a.m. on March 26, the Singapore-flagged container a mayday call, which allowed construction workers on the Key Bridge to get a few cars to turn around.

And then one minute later, the pilot issued a mayday call.

As the plane -- an Airbus A320 -- was going through the severe weather patch, which the airline said was not visible on the radar to the cockpit crew, a Mayday call was made due to the damage.

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Officers indicated on Wednesday afternoon (July 31) that selling the site on the open market (rather than an unconditional sale to either Mayday or Acorn) would not lead to the site being redeveloped quicker.

The transport ministry said the airport’s control tower had issued a bird strike warning about a minute before the pilots called mayday.

The two men were off the coast of Odiorne Point State Park when the Coast Guard received a mayday alert.

While police quickly stopped traffic after the ship sent a mayday signal, they didn't have time to alert the construction crew — a group of Latino immigrants in active pursuit of the American dream.

According to her, Elevand, a former financial controller at the Dutch Foreign Ministry, joined Mayday in August 2018.

After this, the megastar plans to get in the sets of MayDay that also stars Ajay Devgn and Rakul Preet Singh.

Alternative mainstay Mayday Parade released Out of Here – a brand-new EP on October 16th, 2020 via Rise Records.

Before the pilot made the mayday distress call, Air Traffic Control was informed by the pilot of the Pakistan International Airlines flight that he was facing problems with the plane's engines.

I was at MayDay, 1971, and at the moratorium March the week before.

Mayday attracted some £90 million in donations from its Western backers.

Mayday represents that connection by wearing his costume.

Not only was he potentially personally liable, but Mayday, his beloved creation, might be shunned by donors and destroyed.

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Common combinations with mayday

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mayday" in a sentence?
An example: "Crew on the ferry had issued a mayday signal and reportedly turned round to head back to the scene where they fell." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "mayday" from authentic English texts.
What does "mayday" mean?
Mayday means: An international distress signal used by shipping and aircraft.
What are synonyms of "mayday"?
Common synonyms of "mayday" include: distress signal, distress call.
How many example sentences with "mayday" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "mayday", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.