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distress signal

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distress signal
Original: United States Government, Center for Surface Combat Systems Derivative work: عبد القيوم · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

distress signal ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,948 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: signal[2]
  • Part of: communication[3]
  • Has use: emergency[4]
  • Commons category: Distress signals[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Distress signals[6]
  • Main subject: emergency[7]
  • Different from: emergency call[8]

Why It Matters

distress signal has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). distress signal. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/distress-signal
MLA “distress signal.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 13 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/distress-signal.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_distress-signal_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{distress signal}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/distress-signal}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13}}
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  1. 7h ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Part of → communication
    Topic's main category → Category:Distress signals
    Main subject → emergency
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: distress-signals, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289931905|distress signals (#289931905)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
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