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911
[ nahyn-wuhn-wuhn, nahyn-i-lev-uhn ]
- (in the United States and Canada) the telephone number used to reach emergency medical, fire, and police services.
Word History and Origins
Origin of 9111
Example Sentences
Kim dialled 911 but the number, of course, didn't work outside of the US.
In company meetings, they say he "bragged" about living at the Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Abu Dhabi, boasted about renting a villa in Bali, and showed off a newly purchased Porsche 911 and multiple speeding fines.
Audio from a 911 call by one of Lauren’s neighbors indicated that Lauren believed she was being fired at by one of the suspects.
“There were three men, and one of them shot her, and the cops are looking for him right now,” the neighbor is heard telling a 911 operator.
Police soon began receiving 911 calls from neighbors who spotted the suspects trying to hide in backyards.
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