1. 911 - Noun
2. 911 - Verb
3. 911 - Proper noun
(Canada, US, metonymically) Emergency services; emergency service personnel.
911 is sending an ambulance.
(Canada, US, colloquial, metonymically) An emergency phone call.
(Canada, US, colloquial, metonymically) An emergency.
911
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. [1968]
When you call 911 in the United States, a local dispatcher usually answers the phone with "911" or "911. What's your emergency?"
911 (third-person singular simple present 911s, present participle 911ing, simple past and past participle 911ed)
(Canada, US, colloquial) To call emergency services.
911
(automotive) A prominent family of sports cars manufactured by Porsche. [1964]
911
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. [1968]
When you call 911 in the United States, a local dispatcher usually answers the phone with "911" or "911. What's your emergency?"
911 (third-person singular simple present 911s, present participle 911ing, simple past and past participle 911ed)
(Canada, US, colloquial) To call emergency services.
911
(automotive) A prominent family of sports cars manufactured by Porsche. [1964]
When a child is locked in the bathroom with water running and he says he's doing nothing but the dog is barking, call 911. Erma Bombeck
Mobile notifications put people in a state of perpetual emergency interruption - similar to what 911 operators and air traffic controllers experienced back in the '70s and '80s. Douglas Rushkoff
I've got 911 on speed dial. Douglas Coupland
When your dad's a cop, calling 911 is really just like calling Dad at work. Ryan Reynolds
Clearly, humans will always have a role to play in emergency response for law enforcement. But if there's an emergency, if there's a 911 call, the question is, do you want a human dashing off to respond to it right away? Vijay Kumar
A 911 hang-up call shortly after midnight paid dividends for Chatham-Kent police. Source: Internet