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Triple Crown
noun
: an occurrence in which a horse wins a series of three major races
baseball : the achievement of a baseball player who at the end of a season leads the league in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in
: a set of three major awards, wins, or achievements in a particular field
Full Definition of TRIPLE CROWN
1
: an unofficial title in horse racing representing the championship achieved by a horse that wins the three classic races for a designated category
2
: the unofficial title signifying the achievement of a baseball player who at the end of a season leads the league in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in
3
often not capitalized : a set of three noteworthy awards, wins, or achievements in a particular field
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First Known Use of TRIPLE CROWN
circa 1897
Rhymes with TRIPLE CROWN
Allentown, broken-down, Charlottetown, Chinatown, common noun, dressing-down, dressing gown, eiderdown, Germantown, go to town, hand-me-down, Oxford down, proper noun, reach-me-down, shantytown, simmer down, Spanish Town, thistledown, Tinseltown, trickle-down, tumbledown, up and down, up-and-down, upside down, Vandyke brown, verbal noun, water down, watered-down
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