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9/11
[ nahyn-i-lev-uhn ]
- September 11, 2001: the day on which Islamic terrorists, believed to be part of the Al-Qaeda network, hijacked four commercial airplanes and crashed two of them into the World Trade Center in New York City and a third one into the Pentagon in Virginia: the fourth plane crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania.
9-11
- See September 11 attacks .
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of 9/111
Example Sentences
The Husseins are up against a wave of Islamophobia, triggered by the 9/11 attacks.
Congress passed the Real ID Act in 2005 to improve security and minimize fraud in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Bobby Mascia, CEO and founder of Green Ridge Wealth Planning, believes that 9/11, which occurred during millennials’ formative years, is one of the first major disruptions that instilled a sense of uncertainty.
“Cowboy Bebop” debuted on Adult Swim on an unsuspecting Sunday in September 2001, nine days before one Tuesday would shatter our sense of security forever: 9/11.
The next major 9/11 could possibly happen underwater, with a series of attacks that are simultaneously local and global.
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