nine-eleven

noun

1. the 11th of September 2001, the day on which the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York were flown into and destroyed by aeroplanes hijacked by Islamic fundamentalists Also calledSeptember eleven

Word History and Origins

Origin of nine-eleven¹

C21: from the US custom of expressing dates in figures, the day of the month following the number of the month

Example Sentences

It puts the United States at an inflection point echoing some of the most destabilizing developments of the 21st century — nine-eleven, the Great Recession, Trump’s 2016 victory, the pandemic, January 6.

From Salon

“Nine-eleven was a national convulsion that was shared with varying intensity across the country, and everybody basically agreed it was shocking and terrible,” said Tara O’Toole, a former official in the Homeland Security Department who is a senior fellow at In-Q-Tel, a venture fund backed by the C.I.A.

From New York Times

A 13th restaurant - the Nine-Eleven Tavern - was added to the Buffalo Wing Trail as a bonus “audience favorite.”

From Washington Times

It was a time when you were still supposed to like Bill Cosby; a time when a reference to “nine-eleven” presumably meant someone was trying to call an ambulance or the cops.

From Salon

“Since nine-eleven, chasing myths and fairy tales has turned into a serious business,” Adriko says.

From Washington Post