Answer #1

When it was developed as a distress signal in Morse code, the letters didn’t signify anything. It was just a simple-to-send and simple-to-distinguish series of beeps.

Afterward people used the various phrases to help them remember which series of beeps to send.

Answer #2

IT WAS USED IN BOTH WORLD WARS IT MEANS Save Our Ship

Answer #3

It’s a morse code distress signal.

When you use it in morse code, it comes out as 3 short dots, 3 long dashes, and 3 short dots again - which in morse code, alphabetically comes out as S O S

Answer #4

really? I thought the meaning was SOS= some one special

Answer #5

S.O.S is an abbreviation/stands for - Save Our Souls! lol :P

Answer #6

it means HELP!

Answer #7

it’s anova word 4 help, S.O.S = save.our.souls

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