Meaning of Sos | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The conventional Morse code call made by a ship in distress.
2. Initialism of Secretary of State.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3. A children's game in which players take turns to place S's and O's on a grid, collecting points by creating an "SOS" sequence.
   uncountable
4. Initialism of shit on a shingle.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
5. Initialism of special order sale.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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Examples

“The crew sent a frantic SOS as they realised the scale of the disaster.”

“"Look at wireless. Look at the S. O. S. call at sea. Is that not a benefit to mankind?"”

“At around 5:30 a.m., crewmembers of a JCG patrol boat received an SOS from the 106,726-ton freighter Anangel Courage. The patrol vessel and a JCG plane found the freighter on the high seas about 67 kilometers away from Uotsuri Island, one of the Senkaku Islands, which are also claimed by China.”

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