000

Australia/trɪpəl.əʊ/Australia/trɪpəl.zɪə.ɹəʊ/Australia/trɪpəl.zɛd/

proper noun

The telephone number for emergency services in Australia.

“When you call 000, the Telstra operator usually answers the phone with "Emergency. Police, fire, or ambulance?"”

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Triple OTriple Zero000 Emergency
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The telephone number for emergency services in Australia.First known use 1961

    When you call 000, the Telstra operator usually answers the phone with "Emergency. Police, fire, or ambulance?"

    Synonyms: Triple O, Triple Zero, 000 Emergency

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe telephone number for emergency services in Australia.

Similar
Triple OTriple Zero000 Emergency
Also see
millionth

Origin

A variant of the British 999, originally selected as an appropriate number for rotary-dial telephones and adapted in Australia because of the need to dial an initial 0 from remote exchanges to connect to the main trunk lines.

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APA

000. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/000

MLA

“000.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/000. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “000,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/000.

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