2006-08-11 08:30:41 · 29 answers · asked by Adriana G 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Save Our Ship... it's an old distress signal sent by morse code.
It's also the name of a pre-soaped steel wool used in the kitchen.
It's also Someone Special to younger kids.
Generally used for a help signal of any kind, because it's short and easy to display.
2006-08-11 08:36:15 · answer #1 · answered by woodwinman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
SOS means "Save Our Soul". these r help signs used by boats/ships or any other kinda transpotation in form of telegram or even a shot of gas in the air..
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SOS is the commonly used description for the International Morse code distress signal (· · · - - - · · · ) (listen). This distress signal was first adopted by the German government in radio regulations effective April 1, 1905, and became the worldwide standard when it was included in the second International Radiotelegraphic Convention, which was signed on November 3, 1906, and became effective on July 1, 1908.
From the beginning, the SOS distress signal has actually consisted of a continuous sequence of three-dits/three-dahs/three-dits, all run together without letter spacing. In International Morse Code, three dits form the letter S, and three dahs make the letter O, so "SOS" became an easy way to remember the correct order of the dits and dahs. In modern terminology, SOS is a "procedural signal" or "prosign", and the formal way to show that there are no internal spaces when it is sent is to write it with a bar above the letters, i.e. .)
In popular usage, SOS became associated with phrases such as "Save Our Ship," "Save Our Souls," "Survivors On Ship," "Save Our Sailors" "Stop Other Signals" and "Send Out Sailors". However, these phrases were a later development, most likely used to help remember the correct letters- something known as a backronym. Other backronyms include Stuck On Site. In reality,the phrase was choosen arbitrarily for its ease of remembering and typing, much like the modern 9-1-1 emergency number.
2006-08-11 16:11:31 · answer #2 · answered by jassnav 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save Our Ship
2006-08-11 15:39:49 · answer #3 · answered by shebear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nautical Terminology is Save Our Ship. Office Terminology is Same Old Sh**.
2006-08-11 15:36:18 · answer #4 · answered by JJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save Our Ship
Shortened to SOS for morse code on the high seas.
2006-08-11 15:36:32 · answer #5 · answered by Shadow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save our Souls/Ships or for teens Some one Specile.
2006-08-11 15:36:06 · answer #6 · answered by fireinside 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save our souls
2006-08-11 15:38:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.Sick OF School
2.Send Out Service
2006-08-11 15:36:57 · answer #8 · answered by Purple Rain 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Save our ship
2006-08-13 00:57:37 · answer #9 · answered by sweenygirll 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
usually people on ships send an sos to another ship and it can mean "save our ship" or "save our souls""
2006-08-11 15:36:26 · answer #10 · answered by dancinn186 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋