Many times i see the word "SOS" , what is it ?
2007-01-08 06:34:49 · 11 answers · asked by QUESTIONS 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"Save Our Ship"-"Save Our Souls"
In Messenger Chat : "Someone Over Side"
2007-01-08 06:42:47 · answer #1 · answered by silverstone131 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SOS means neither "Save our ship" nor "Save our souls". It is a combination of dots and dashes in Morse Code (...---...) that is easy to remember and unambiguous. The supposed meanings were added much later. It is the international distress signal in Morse. For voice over the radio, the distress signal is Mayday. This, supposedly, comes from the French "m'aidez" but if it does it is bad French.
2007-01-08 14:58:37 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save Our Ship, when your boat is in distress. Nickname for hamburger meat with milk gravy over bread called SOS for **** ON A Shingle. I am not joking either.
2007-01-08 14:38:26 · answer #3 · answered by FromJLM 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save Our Ship. Chosen because it's the easiest Morse code to tap out in an emergency (... - - - ...)
2007-01-08 14:36:45 · answer #4 · answered by Timothy S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's used as both save our ship and save our souls...It's basically the universal abbreviation for help.
2007-01-08 14:39:15 · answer #5 · answered by Captain Oblivious 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It also refers to a breakfast item served by the military something like creamed chipped beef on toast. It is called s--- on a shingle "(sos)
2007-01-08 14:38:46 · answer #6 · answered by connor g 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always thought it was Save Our Souls
2007-01-08 14:36:51 · answer #7 · answered by Suki 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sinking occupied ship.
2007-01-08 14:38:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save Our Ship. In morse code that'd be ...---... (dit dit dit daa daa daa dit dit dit) It's just a general "help!" code because its easily recognizable in morse code.
2007-01-08 14:36:19 · answer #9 · answered by Jacob P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same old ****-poop
2007-01-08 14:38:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋