What does S.O.S mean?

Answer 1

suck or sip...lol

Answer 2

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.

In popular usage, SOS became associated with phrases such as "Save Our Souls," "Shoot Our Ship", "Sinking Our Ship", "Survivors On Shore", "Save Our Ship", "Sink Our Ships", "Survivors On Ship", "Save Our Sailors", "Stop Other Signals", "Sink Or Swim", "Send Out Sailors", "Save Our Skins", and "Send Out Someone". However, these phrases were a later development, most likely used to help remember the correct letters—something known as a backronym.

Answer 3

Most people think SOS, the universal distress call, means "Save Our Ships" or "Save Our Souls", but neither is correct.

In reality, the three letters do not stand for anything. When Samuel Morse developed the Morse Code, he needed a simple distress call, one that those with little knowledge of the code could do. Only O and S consist of three identical signals. The O is three dashes and the S is three dots. Since a dot is shorter than a dash, he decided on SOS to minimize the time to transmit.

Answer 4

SOS is the commonly used description for the International Morse code distress signal (· · · — — — · · ·).

In popular usage, SOS became associated with phrases such as "Save Our Souls," "Shoot Our Ship", "Sinking Our Ship", "Survivors On Shore", "Save Our Ship", "Sink Our Ships", "Survivors On Ship", "Save Our Sailors", "Stop Other Signals", "Sink Or Swim", "Send Out Sailors", "Save Our Skins", and "Send Out Someone". However, these phrases were a later development, most likely used to help remember the correct letters—something known as a backronym.

Hope that helps :))

Answer 5

Most commonly: Save Our Ship or Save Our Souls

A simple way to ask for help in Morse code....3 dots 3 dashes and 3 dots....easy to recognize....and they are S.O.S....These words were made up to associate with them later....

There are many other phrases that apply to S.O.S, however, at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sos

BUT

It also means, when referring to food....

Sh*t On a Shingle

Which is chipped beef....

Answer 6

In the book "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" by Dodie Smith, S.O.S. meant Save our Skins. It was scratched on a bone by Lucky, one of the Dalmatian pups, and tossed over the wall in hopes that someone would see it.

Answer 7

Save Our Souls

Answer 8

I'm pretty confused after raeding all these answers. Everybody has got different soultions. How should the one who put the question know, which is the correct one?
In fact, I think I'll put this question.
In this case I'd rather tend to save our souls, than for save our ship. Though, this signal was majourly used by ships, I suppose, so it doesn't make that much of a difference.

Answer 9

Everyone thinks it means "save Our Ship" or "Save our Souls", but there is no meaning. It was choses for the rapid way the signal could be sent Morse code

Answer 10

Many people think it means "Save our Ship" or "Save our Souls"
however, this is a fallacy.

It really means nothing. It was chosen back in 1908 by the International Radio telegraph convention because in morse code it was transmitted using 3 dots 3 dashes and 3 dots (...---...). It was easy to send and easy to recognize.

Answer 11

Save Our Ship