The term "911 pesawat" is a noun phrase. In this construction, "911" functions as a proper noun or an adjectival modifier specifying the noun "pesawat," which is the Indonesian and Malay word for "airplane" or "aircraft." The phrase identifies a specific set of objects directly associated with a historical event.
This noun phrase specifically refers to the four commercial airliners that were hijacked and crashed during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in the United States. The aircraft were American Airlines Flight 11, United Airlines Flight 175, American Airlines Flight 77, and United Airlines Flight 93. The use of "911" as a prefix transforms the general noun "pesawat" into a definite reference, isolating these specific aircraft from all others by linking them to the date of the event, which has become its common signifier.
Linguistically, the phrase functions as a concise and culturally specific identifier. For speakers of Indonesian or Malay, it operates as a specific search term or descriptor that immediately contextualizes the subject matter. Its primary role is to precisely label the key instruments of a globally significant event, serving as a shorthand to discuss the aircraft involved in the September 11th attacks without ambiguity.
