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The telephone number for emergency services in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Liberia, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Anguilla, Palau, and Tonga.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- When you call 911 in the United States, a local dispatcher usually answers the phone with "911" or "911. What's your emergency?"
- After witnessing what was possibly a robbery, she called 911.
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A prominent family of sports cars manufactured by Porsche.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
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Emergency services; emergency service personnel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Belize, Canada, Philippines, US, countable, metonymically, uncountable
Qualifier: Liberia
Examples
- 911 is sending an ambulance.
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An emergency phone call.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Belize, Canada, Philippines, US, colloquial, countable, metonymically, uncountable
Qualifier: Liberia
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An emergency.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Belize, Canada, Philippines, US, colloquial, countable, metonymically, uncountable
Qualifier: Liberia
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To call emergency services.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Belize, Canada, Philippines, US, colloquial
Qualifier: Liberia
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Chosen by the United States in the 1960s in place of the older British 999 number as a better way to avoid accidental calls from push-button telephones. It is officially pronounced "nine-one-one" and not "nine-eleven;" the latter refers to the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York and Washington, but the pronunciation "nine-one-one" for the phone number was universal even prior to the attacks. 9/11 is universally distinguished from 911 to refer the September 11 attacks. Officially written as 9-1-1 in regulations and materials from the United States National Emergency Number Association and Federal Communications Commission, which is also advocated by some media style guides.
Selected so as to be able to continue using most of the labelling from its former name 901 after its competitor Peugeot objected that it had the legal rights to 3-digit automotive model names with a central 0 in the French market. The name 901 had been selected since it was the first version of the 6th major design project after the earlier Porsche 356, which the 911 largely replaced. The name is pronounced "nine-eleven" by analogy with German Neunelfer.
