Triple Crown

Triple Crown

noun

Definition of TRIPLE CROWN

1

: an unofficial title in horse racing representing the championship achieved by a horse that wins the three classic races for a designated category

2

: the unofficial title signifying the achievement of a baseball player who at the end of a season leads the league in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in

3

often not capitalized : a set of three noteworthy awards, wins, or achievements in a particular field

Examples of TRIPLE CROWN

1. a horse that won the first leg of the Triple Crown
2. Who was the last player to win the Triple Crown in the American League?

First Known Use of TRIPLE CROWN

circa 1897

Rhymes with TRIPLE CROWN

Allentown, broken-down, Charlottetown, Chinatown, common noun, dressing-down, dressing gown, eiderdown, Germantown, go to town, hand-me-down, Oxford down, proper noun, reach-me-down, shantytown, simmer down, Spanish Town, thistledown, Tinseltown, trickle-down, tumbledown, up and down, up-and-down, upside down, Vandyke brown, verbal noun, water down, watered-down