distress signal

Example Sentences

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The distress signal was picked up by officials in Peru, who alerted the U.S.

From Washington Post

A hornet senses a chemical distress signal from an agarwood tree and zips over, hoping to devour a customary meal of attacking caterpillars.

From Scientific American

The 12-metre vessel, which had set sail from Portugal's capital Lisbon, sent out a distress signal late on Monday evening from the Atlantic Ocean.

From BBC

Then, a human yowl cuts through with the urgency of a distress signal.

From New York Times

Greece's coastguard continued to search for four missing migrants off the island of Mykonos on Sunday after rescuing another 108 migrants on a sailboat that sent a distress signal late on Saturday, officials said.

From Reuters