3-1-1
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.49 in modern English
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Meaning
name
A restriction on air travel in the United States, such that passengers may carry liquids on board as long as they are in 3.4-ounce containers that fit in a single 1-quart bag.
American usage; Colloquial
Example Sentences
- "The requirement for passengers to take their shoes off at TSA security checkpoints came nearly five years later due to “intelligence pointing to a continuing threat,” an official TSA history notes, following a foiled August 2006 terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives onboard transatlantic flights. The TSA introduced its 3-1-1 liquids rule for carry-on luggage in response."
- "9-1-1 is a phone number everyone knows growing up; its mention is associated with fear and disaster. If you’re dialing 9-1-1, something’s wrong. Using it in conjunction with another terrible event, then, isn’t a huge leap. If the events took place on March 11 (like the public information phone number 3-1-1), perhaps the metonym wouldn’t be “3/11,” since it isn’t similarly visceral. (It’s worth noting that the Madrid train bombings, which took place on March 11, are known in Spain as “11-M” due to the country’s use of the date-before-month method of date formatting.) (This connection between “9/11” and 9-1-1 is made evident in the story of its initial usage."
Usage
- American usage
- Colloquial
- Canadian usage