C Q D

C Q D
C Q D C Q D In radiotelegraphy, the letters signified by the code call formerly used (cf. S O S) by ships in distress, formed by combining the code call C Q (formerly used as a general call for all stations) with D for distress. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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