may day vs mayday
Definitions
noun
- observed in many countries to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia and related countries in honor of labor
Examples
I implore the May Day protesters to worry about real problems, rather than just labelling everything as an evil of capitalism.
Not only is it blighted by foul conditions but it also bears no relation to the original concept of a May Day celebration.
Once May Day is over, direct activists are to turn their attentions to a huge arms exhibition at the end of the summer.
Definitions
noun
- an internationally recognized distress signal via radiotelephone (from the French m'aider)
Examples
The instructor passes a question about Maydays onto the commodore, as she has more experience of them than him.
It was the forerunner to the sos call which in turn was superseded, in the days of voice radio, by the now standard Mayday call.
The skipper of their dive boat sent a Mayday to Humberside Coastguard at 5.15 pm after the two had returned to the boat.
