Artillery in the war on Iraq also appears in an abbreviation used by airmen: viewers heard debriefing pilots say triple A…which means “antiaircraft artillery” (New York Times Magazine).
a triple-A credit rating, triple-A securities.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tri|ple — «TRIHP uhl», adjective, noun, verb, pled, pling. –adj. 1. three times as much or as many; of three times the measure or amount; multiplied by three: »a triple portion of cake. 2. having three parts; threefold: »a triple crown. 3. consisting of or … Useful english dictionary
tri|ple-deck|er — «TRIHP uhl DEHK uhr», noun. = three decker. (Cf. ↑three decker) … Useful english dictionary
tri|ple-dig|it — «TRIHP uhl DIHJ iht», adjective. having to do with or marked by increases of 100 per cent or more: »The admission provoked howls of alarm that the country [Israel] could be heading toward uncontrollable triple digit inflation (Time) … Useful english dictionary
tri|ple-ex|pan|sion engine — «TRIHP uhl ehk SPAN shuhn», a steam engine in which the steam passes into three cylinders in succession, so that the expansive force is used in three stages … Useful english dictionary
tri|ple-head|er — «TRIHP uhl HEHD uhr», noun. three games played in the same sports arena one after another on the same day … Useful english dictionary
tri|ple-nerved — «TRIHP uhl NURVD», adjective. Botany. of a leaf in which two principal nerves emerge from the middle one a little above its base … Useful english dictionary
tri|ple-space — «TRIHP uhl SPAYS», transitive verb, intransitive verb, spaced, spac|ing. to leave two blank spaces between every line in typing … Useful english dictionary
tri|ple|tail — «TRIHP uhl TAYL», noun. a large food fish of warm seas, having long dorsal and anal fins which extend backward, appearing to be lobes of the tail … Useful english dictionary
tri´ple-threat´ — triple threat, 1. a football player who can pass, kick, and run with the ball adeptly. 2. a person who has three skills or fields of competence. –tri´ple threat´, adjective … Useful english dictionary
tri·ple-deck·er — /ˌtrıpəlˈdɛkɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] : something that has three levels or layers The bus we rode on was a triple decker. usually used before another noun We took a tour of London on a triple decker bus. a triple decker sandwich … Useful english dictionary
