nine one one
Dial for help
Nine one one (often written 911) is the emergency telephone number in the United States and Canada.
You dial it to reach police, fire, or medical services: Call nine one one!
The phrase extends to any urgent appeal for help: I'm sending out a nine one one to anyone who can cover my shift.
September 11, 2001—the date of terrorist attacks on American soil—is also called 9/11, though usually pronounced "nine eleven."
Send with speed
- operatorOne who works machinery
- hotlineDirect emergency phone connection
- callContact by phone
- 911Crisis response number
dispatcher · responder · callback · cellphone · landline · misdial · pocket-dial · hold
Emergency medical technicians
- firefightersEmergency personnel combating blazes
- policeCivil law enforcement
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
- EMTPrehospital care professional
search-and-rescue · medevac · evacuation · triage · extrication · lifesaving · stretcher · defibrillator
Serious sudden danger
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- incidentA distinct event
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- catastropheDevastating, large-scale misfortune
overdose · intruder · fire · shooting · drowning · choking · stroke · seizure
Year's ninth month
- eleventhOrdinal for eleven
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
dispatch
Send with speed
911 · dispatcher · responder · callback · cellphone · landline · misdial · pocket-dial · hold · transfer
paramedics
Emergency medical technicians
- firefightersEmergency personnel combating blazes
- policeCivil law enforcement
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
EMT · search-and-rescue · medevac · evacuation · triage · extrication · lifesaving · stretcher · defibrillator · CPR
emergency
Serious sudden danger
catastrophe · overdose · intruder · fire · shooting · drowning · choking · stroke · seizure · collapse
September
Year's ninth month
- eleventhOrdinal for eleven
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
commemoration · tribute · memorial · Pentagon · heroes · victims
nine one onedirectory assistance
Service providing phone numbers
411 · four one one · 311 · customer service · helpline