"reverse 911 call" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: reverse 911 calls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} reverse 911 call (plural reverse 911 calls)
  1. (US) A call initiated by emergency services to telephone numbers, to, for example, announce a mandatory evacuation. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-reverse_911_call-en-noun-fLD38HDx Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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