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three-highs

three-highs is the plural of three-high.

Meaning of three-high

Noun

three-high (plural three-highs)

  1. A series of three rollers in a roller mill, stacked one above the other.
    • For every section it is necessary to insert a special finishing roll in the stage lying next the large engine, while the three-highs in the other two stages contain the roughing rolls for all six profiles.1896, Engineering Review, volume 4, page 169

Questions about three-highs

What is three-highs the plural of?
Three-highs is the plural of three-high.

Words near three-highs in the dictionary

  1. three-halfpence
  2. three-halfpennies
  3. three-halfpenny
  4. three-headed
  5. three-high
  6. three-highs
  7. three-hole punch
  8. three-hole punches
  9. three-horned
  10. three-hundredth
  11. Three-I League

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