triple crown en · NOUN
Meanings
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The three-tiered tiara formerly worn by Popes.
1997: The last in this series of deaths was that of Pope Eugenius’s successor Anastasius IV, who was succeeded by a man of a very different calibre: Adrian (or Hadrian) IV, the only Englishman ever to wear the Triple Crown. — John Julius Norwich, A Short History of Byzantium (Penguin 1998, p. 281)
- An award representing victory in three events, especially in horse-racing.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| triple crowns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
pl potrójna korona (sports: award) · fi kolmoiskruunu (sports: award) · fi kolminkertainen tiara (three-tiered tiara) · pl potrójna korona (three-tiered tiara)