999n.

Brit.

/ˌnʌɪn nʌɪn ˈnʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪ(n) ˈnaɪ(n) ˈnaɪn/

Forms: 1900s– 999, 1900s– nine nine nine, 1900s– nine-nine-nine.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: nine n.

Etymology: < nine n. + nine n. + nine n. Usually written with numerical symbol.

Chiefly British.

In the United Kingdom and elsewhere: a telephone number used to contact the emergency services; the service provided when this number is dialled. Frequently attributive. Cf. 911 n.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > number

number1879

telephone number1880

home number1898

phone number1911

silent number1913

wrong number1930

4111931

9991937

area code1946

9111968

800 number1971

cell number1988

0800 number1988

digit1989

1937 Rep. Proc. 14th Conf. ASLIB 76 The first burglar caught by dialling 999—the new telephone alarm signal.

1947 G. Greene 19 Stories 159 He chose..a telephone box and dialled..999.

1954 I. 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.

1973 Express (Trinidad & Tobago) 17 Mar. 10/4 We have introduced the 999 system with four cars to cover Morvant, San Juan and Santa Cruz areas.

1992 Which? Nov. 4/3 In London, if you dial 999 for an ambulance, you may get a recorded message telling you to hold on.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	999
释义	999n. Brit. /ˌnʌɪn nʌɪn ˈnʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈnaɪ(n) ˈnaɪ(n) ˈnaɪn/ Forms: 1900s– 999, 1900s– nine nine nine, 1900s– nine-nine-nine. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: nine n. Etymology: < nine n. + nine n. + nine n. Usually written with numerical symbol. Chiefly British. In the United Kingdom and elsewhere: a telephone number used to contact the emergency services; the service provided when this number is dialled. Frequently attributive. Cf. 911 n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > number number1879 telephone number1880 home number1898 phone number1911 silent number1913 wrong number1930 4111931 9991937 area code1946 9111968 800 number1971 cell number1988 0800 number1988 digit1989 1937 Rep. Proc. 14th Conf. ASLIB 76 The first burglar caught by dialling 999—the new telephone alarm signal. 1947 G. Greene 19 Stories 159 He chose..a telephone box and dialled..999. 1954 I. 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. 1973 Express (Trinidad & Tobago) 17 Mar. 10/4 We have introduced the 999 system with four cars to cover Morvant, San Juan and Santa Cruz areas. 1992 Which? Nov. 4/3 In London, if you dial 999 for an ambulance, you may get a recorded message telling you to hold on. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1937
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