Does anyone really know what S.O.S means?

Question

clue: its not save our ship or save our souls

Answer 1

save our souls ~~~

Answer 2

Save Our Ship

Answer 3

SOS is the commonly used description for the International Morse code distress signal (· · · - - - · · ·). 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-dots/three-dashes/three-dots, all run together without letter spacing. In International Morse Code, three dots form the letter S, and three dashes make the letter O, so "SOS" became an easy way to remember the correct order of the dots and dashes. 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. SOS.

Answer 4

Save Our Souls.

Answer 5

I think it means save our ship or save our souls. I said that to myself before I even clicked on the like, then I read your clue and now you say I'm wrong and I say your wrong. So if nobody can agree on what it means, how could it mean anything at all?

Answer 6

Easily tapped out letters not found in other words they replaced ''CPQ'' which was used up to and including the Titanic... signal changed as previous had been ignored
Also flares were changed as passing ships thought the flares from the Titanic were fireworks
And .... because every engineer was lost with the ship because they wer doing their best to keep generators etc going the King ordered that all engineers should have Royal Purple behind their braid to remember the bravery of those men.

Answer 7

Snakebite On Saturday
Sick On Sunday
Sod Off Saracens
Stick On Soles
Six Over Seven
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Answer 8

Here are some meanings of the abbravation:
S.O.S (Save Our Ship) Used widely in Films and TV shows
SOS, the international Morse code distress signal, consisting of three dots, three dashes and three dots (··· --- ···)
Science of Spirituality, a non-profit organization related to meditation
SOS response, a DNA repair system of prokaryotes involving RecA and LexA proteins
Somali shilling, the currency of Somalia (ISO currency code "SOS")
Silicon on Sapphire, a type of wafer chip design
Secretary of State
SOS (arcade game), a 1980 arcade game by Namco
SOS Children's Villages
State of Sabotage, a micronation formed in 2003 on the uninhabited Finnish island of Harakka
Save Our State, an immigration reform group in Southern California
Strength of Schedule, a factor for selection into the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball tournament, and predictor of how a team might do in any sport, typically released by ESPN
Secular Organizations for Sobriety
SOS (operating system), the "Sophisticated Operating System", an operating system used by the ill-fated Apple III computer
Special Operations Squadron, an United States Air Force Special Operations Squadron
Sheamus O'Shaunessy, a professional wrestler
Stephen Silvagni, an Australian football player, standing for "Son of Silvagni", after his father, Sergio Silvagni
Season On Sex, a mid-nineties tabloid term for women who dates sportsmen
S.O.S. (Lost), a TV episode from the series Lost
SOS Brigade, Suzumiya Haruhi's club in the anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and the Light Novel Suzumiya Haruhi series
Saving Our Selves, a Hurricane Katrina relief fundraising telethon, which aired on BET
Switched-On Schoolhouse, an educational computer program for homeschoolers and private school students
Special Operations Strikeforce, a fictional United States government-sponsored team of superheroes featured in the comic book series The Savage Dragon.
Squadron Officer School, a professional military school run by the United States Air Force
S.O.S. - Service of suit according to Glossary of Trade and Shipping Terms
s.o.s.  in prescriptions) if necessary.[Origin: < L sī opus sit]

Answer 9

It depends where you look it can mean
Either of the above in the question or
Survivors On Ship,"
"Save Our Sailors"
"Stop Other Signals"
"Send Out Sailors

It was invented as Such in Germany see link for details

Answer 10

The letters SOS in Morse code are arguably the easiest to tap out on a key ... --- ... dot dot dot dash dash dash dot dot dot, and are the most easily recognizable.
Remember that Morse code was invented before voice radio was invented.
With the invention of voice radio, SOS has been pretty much replaced by MAYDAY, which is now recognized as the distress signal. MAYDAY is thought to come from French M'aidez", which means "Help me.

Answer 11

"The Marconi Yearbook of Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony , 1918 states, "This signal [SOS] was adopted simply on account of its easy radiation and its unmistakable character. There is no special signification in the letter themselves, and it is entirely incorrect to put full stops between them [the letters]." All the popular interpretations of "SOS," "Save or Ship," "Save Our Souls," or "Send Out Succour" are simply not valid. Stations hearing this distress call were to immediately cease handling traffic until the emergency was over and were likewise bound to answer the distress signal. "