Proper Name guide

000

name · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Australian: /trɪpəl.əʊ/
  • Australian: /trɪpəl.zɪə.ɹəʊ/
  • Australian: /trɪpəl.zɛd/

1

name

Meaning 1

The telephone number for emergency services in Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • When you call 000, the Telstra operator usually answers the phone with "Emergency. Police, fire, or ambulance?"

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

A variant of the British 999, originally selected as an appropriate number for rotary-dial telephones and adapted in Australia because of the need to dial an initial 0 from remote exchanges to connect to the main trunk lines.