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Discover LudwigThe phrase "distress call" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a communication sent out for help or assistance, often in emergency situations.
Example: "The sailor sent out a distress call after their boat began to sink."
Alternatives: "emergency signal" or "SOS message".
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There was no distress call.
Few heeded his distress call.
The captain sent out a distress call.
He says there was no distress call from the plane.
The distress call came at 6 39 a.m.
And the moral is: when in distress, call a damsel.
FIVE The helicopter pilot was sounding a distress call.
Late one night, she receives a collect distress call.
The tug sent out a distress call on the radio.
A distress call: a screen was frozen in LeFrak City.
Luckily, the crew managed to send a distress call.
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