Usually means: Urgent signals requesting immediate help.
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  1. distress calls: Merriam-Webster
  2. distress calls: Collins English Dictionary
  3. distress calls: Vocabulary.com

(Note: See distress_call as well.)

Definitions from WordNet (distress call)

noun:  an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed
▸ Also see distress_call


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