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triple 
  adj 
1 consisting of three parts; threefold 
2 (of musical time or rhythm) having three beats in each bar 
3 three times as great or as much 
  n 
4 a threefold amount 
5 a group of three 
  vb 
6 to increase or become increased threefold; treble 
  (C16: from Latin triplus) 
♦  triply  adv 

triple A 
  n  (Military) anti-aircraft artillery: written as AAA 
Triple Alliance 
  n 
1 the secret alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed in 1882 and lasting until 1914 
2 the alliance of France, the Netherlands, and Britain against Spain in 1717 
3 the alliance of England, Sweden, and the Netherlands against France in 1668 
triple bond 
  n a type of chemical bond consisting of three distinct covalent bonds linking two atoms in a molecule 
triple crown 
  n 
1  (R.C. Church) the Pope's tiara 
2  (Horse racing) the winning of three important races in one season 
3 often cap  (Rugby Union) a victory by Scotland, England, Wales, or Ireland in all three games against the others in the annual Five Nations Championship 
 Compare  →  grand slam  →  3 
Triple Entente 
  n the understanding between Britain, France, and Russia that developed between 1894 and 1907 and counterbalanced the Triple Alliance of 1882. The Entente became a formal alliance on the outbreak of World War I and was ended by the Russian Revolution in 1917 
triple expansion engine 
  n (formerly) a steam engine in which the steam is expanded in three stages in cylinders of increasing diameter to accommodate the increasing volume of the steam 
triple jump 
  n an athletic event in which the competitor has to perform successively a hop, a step, and a jump in continuous movement, (Also called)  hop, step, and jump 
triple-nerved 
  adj (of a leaf) having three main veins 
triple point 
  n  (Chem) the temperature and pressure at which the three phases of a substance are in equilibrium. The triple point of water, 273.16 K at a pressure of 611.2 Pa, is the basis of the definition of the kelvin 
triple time 
  n musical time with three beats in each bar 
triple-tongue 
  vb  (Music) to play (very quick staccato passages of notes grouped in threes) on a wind instrument by a combination of single- and double-tonguing 
 Compare  →  single-tongue  →  double-tongue 
♦  triple tonguing  n