"triple O" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: en-au-triple O.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} triple O
  1. (Australia) Phonetic rendition of Australia′s emergency services telephone number, 000. Tags: Australia Synonyms: triple zero Related terms (emergency services phone number): 000 [Australia], 112 [EU], 911 [US], 999 [Ireland, UK]
    Sense id: en-triple_O-en-name-B43c9Bsk Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27

Noun

Audio: en-au-triple O.ogg [Australia] Forms: triple O's [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|triple O's}} triple O (plural triple O's)
  1. (US) A one-on-one. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-triple_O-en-noun-afJngO8n Categories (other): American English

Alternative forms

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