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May Day
n.
- May 1, observed in the United States, Canada, and parts of Western Europe in celebration of the coming of spring.
- May 1, observed as a holiday especially in socialist countries in honor of labor and labor organizations.
Mayday is an emergency code-wordused internationally as a distress-signalin voice-procedureradiocommunications. It list-of-french-words-and-phrases-used-by-english-speakersvenez m'aider, or m'aidez, meaning "come (and) help me".mayday-distress-signalIt is used to signal a life-threatening emergency by many groups, such as policeforces, aviator, firefighter, and transportation organisations. The call is always given three times in a row ("mayday-mayday-mayday") to prevent mistaking it for some similar-sounding phrase under noisy conditions and to distinguish an actual mayday call from a message about a mayday call.
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What is the song called that goes mayday mayday?
mayday by the icarus account
What is a mayday message?
The mayday call needs to include these important elements: nature of distress, location, who you are, total number of passengers, and any known injuries. "Mayday, mayday, mayday, This is United States vessel Lady Diane calling all stations. Mayday, mayday, mayday, This is captain John Smith of vessel Lady Diane taking on water with three adult males aboard. No Injuries at this time. Location is North 168.12.25; West 78.62.12 [GPS reference]; about 24 miles southeast of Cape Maintown lighthouse [landmark reference]. Mayday, mayday, mayday." Repeat until an response is received, or until you have to abandon ship. Once contact is made, additional details can be relayed as requested, such as: "Yes, we are sinking. We are a 34-foot Chapparel, white hull, port of call is Maintown. We are abandoning ship at this point with one life raft. No EPIRB aboard."
What genre is mayday parade?
Mayday Parade's genres are Emo, Indie, Pop punk, Alternative rock
What is seelonce mayday?
Seelonce mayday is a radio declaration from the coast guard or other marine authorities that orders all radio traffic on a particular channel to cease, with the exception of the party of the distressed vessel who originally made the mayday call and the the coast guard or other authority.
Are the band members in mayday parade gay?
Yes!
Is Mayday one word or two?
It is one word. It's origin is unknown, but it is suspected to be a corruption of the French phrase "M'aidez!" ("May-Deh! - Help Me!"). It is the verbal announcement that classically goes with the sending of "S.O.S. - "Mayday, Mayday!
explain the origin and metting of the word MAYDAY?
french: kenz m'dider - come help me
What is the song called that goes mayday mayday?
mayday by the icarus account
What international radio signal word is used as distress call?
The voice-announced distress call is "mayday mayday mayday". It's not taken as a distress call unless it's spoken three times. Its origin is the French "M'aidez" meaning "help me".
MayDay Parade is from?
Mayday Parade are from Tallahassee in Florida!!!
Where can I find information about Mayday parades?
There are a number of websites that offer information about Mayday parades, such as wikipedia, the official mayday parades website, and the twitter page of Mayday parades.
What actors and actresses appeared in Mayday 3DNA - 2011?
The cast of Mayday 3DNA - 2011 includes: Mayday as Mayday Suet Lam Rene Liu Richie Ren
When was Mayday Parade created?
Mayday Parade was created in 2005.
When was Mayday Books created?
Mayday Books was created in 1975.
How many pages does Mayday - novel - have?
Mayday - novel - has 346 pages.
Keyboard for mayday parade?
Derek sanders play the keyboard for mayday parade!
When was Mayday discography created?
Mayday discography was created on 2004-03-30.
