'SOS' definitions:
Definition of 'SOS'
From: WordNet
noun
An internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
Definition of 'SOS'
From: GCIDE
- SOS \SOS\ The letters signified by the signal ( . . . --- . . . ) prescribed by the International Radiotelegraphic Convention of 1912 for use by ships in distress. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'SOS'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- air-raid alarm,
- alarm,
- alarm bell,
- alarm clock,
- alarm signal,
- alarum,
- alert,
- all clear,
- beacon,
- blinking light,
- burglar alarm,
- buzzer,
- crostarie,
- fiery cross,
- fire alarm,
- fire bell,
- fire flag,
- five-minute gun,
- flashing light,
- fog bell,
- fog signal,
- foghorn,
- gale warning,
- hooter,
- horn,
- hue and cry,
- hurricane warning,
- Klaxon,
- lighthouse,
- Mayday,
- note of alarm,
- occulting light,
- police whistle,
- signal of distress,
- siren,
- small-craft warning,
- still alarm,
- storm cone,
- storm flag,
- storm warning,
- tocsin,
- two-minute gun,
- upside-down flag,
- whistle
Acronyms for 'SOS'
From: V.E.R.A.
- Share Operating System (OS)
- Sophisticated Operating System (OS, Apple)
- Standards and Open Systems
- Support On Site
- Symbolic Operating System (OS)