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999, n. Chiefly Brit.
Brit. |ˌnʌɪn nʌɪn ˈnʌɪn|, U.S. |ˈnaɪ(n) ˈnaɪ(n) ˈnaɪn|
Forms: 19– 999, 19– nine nine nine, 19– nine-nine-nine
[‹ nine n. + nine n. + nine n. Usually written with numerical symbol.]
In the United Kingdom and elsewhere: a telephone number used to contact the emergency services; the service provided when this number is dialled. Freq. attrib. Cf. 911 n.
1937Rep. Proc. 14th Conf. ASLIB 76 The first burglar caught by dialling 999—the new telephone alarm signal. 1954I. Murdoch Under Net x. 136 ‘Better call the police if you ask me.’.. ‘You go and dial nine nine nine.’ 1966‘W. Haggard’ Power House viii. 89 She staggered to the telephone..dialled Nine Nine Nine. 1973Express (Trinidad & Tobago) 17 Mar. 10/4 We have introduced the 999 system with four cars to cover Morvant, San Juan and Santa Cruz areas. 1992Which? Nov. 4/3 In London, if you dial 999 for an ambulance, you may get a recorded message telling you to hold on. |