TRIPLE-HEADER Definition & Meaning

triple-header

[ trip-uhl-hed-er ]

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noun

Sports.

a set of three games, as of basketball, each game being played in the same arena on the same day and often between different pairs of teams.

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Origin of triple-header¹

First recorded in 1945–50

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Dr. Cohen said Friday that peak winter hospitalizations for COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV — a triple-header that has strained hospitals in the past — are expected to be similar to last year’s, or even slightly improved.

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Thanksgiving long has been a day for the NFL with games in Detroit and Dallas now expanded into Thursday nights with a triple-header.

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PT between the final two games of a Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase triple-header featuring six ranked teams.

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The San Francisco 49ers rounded off the NFL's Thanksgiving triple-header with a 31-13 win at the Seattle Seahawks.

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Israel and Switzerland try again in Tel Aviv on Nov. 15 to start a triple-header week of games for both.

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