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triple double

triple double noun: the achievement of a two-digit number of any three of points scored, assists, rebounds, blocks, or steals in a single game.

Noun

triple double (plural triple doubles)

  1. The achievement of a two-digit number of any three of points scored, assists, rebounds, blocks, or steals in a single game.
    • Get me on the court and I'm trouble
      Last week, messed around and got a triple double1992, Ice Cube, “It Was A Good Day”, in The Predator
    • Yes, the Knicks had fallen prey to the habitual wizardry of the Thunder star Russell Westbrook, who had 27 points, 18 rebounds and 14 assists, his third straight triple-double and his eighth in 19 games this season.2016 November 28, Mike Vorkunov, “Despite Flash of Rose’s Prime, Knicks Are Dazed by Westbrook and Thunder”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Nov 2020

Forms of triple double

pluraltriple doubles
alternative formtriple-double

Questions about triple double

What does triple double mean?
Triple double means the achievement of a two-digit number of any three of points scored, assists, rebounds, blocks, or steals in a single game.
What part of speech is triple double?
Triple double is a noun.
What is the plural of triple double?
The plural of triple double is triple doubles.

Words near triple double in the dictionary

  1. triple contrabass viol
  2. triple contrabass viols
  3. triple crown
  4. triple crowns
  5. triple dog dare
  6. triple double
  7. triple doubles
  8. triple down
  9. triple E
  10. triple energizer
  11. triple energizers

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