911

Etymology 1
Chosen by the 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," not "nine-eleven," since "nine-eleven" refers to the in New York and Washington. 9/11 is universally distinguished from 911 and usually refers to the September 11, 2001 attacks. Officially written as 9-1-1 in regulations and materials from the United States and, which is also advocated by some media style guides.

Proper noun

 * 1) 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.
 * 2) * 2006 Feb. 3, Graham Linehan, , Season 1, Episode 2:
 * I don't know why they couldn't just keep it as it was! How hard is it to remember 911? You mean 999... I mean 999! That's the American one! Yeah! You berk.

Noun

 * 1)  Emergency services; emergency service personnel.
 * 2)  An emergency phone call.
 * 3)  An emergency.
 * 1)  An emergency.

Verb

 * 1)  To call emergency services.
 * 2) * 1997 August, “50 New Fall Hair Looks”, Cosmopolitan, Vol. 223, No. 2, p. 208:
 * London hairstylist Rick Haylor for the John Frieda Salon—the man Nicole Kidman 911s when she wants her curly mop to lie down and look glamorous—tells you how to go straight.

Etymology 2
Selected so as to be able to continue using most of the labelling from its former name 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, which the 911 largely replaced. The name is pronounced "nine-eleven" by analogy with.

Proper noun

 * 1)  A prominent family of sports cars manufactured by Porsche.

Synonyms

 * 911