SkyfireDict

triple-crown   (TTS Sound)

The noun triple crown has 2 senses

• triple crown -- ((horse racing) a title won by a horse that can win the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness)


• triple crown -- ((baseball) an unofficial title won by a batter who leads the league in hitting average, runs batted in, and home runs)

The adj triple-crown has 2 senses

• triple-crown -- (of a horse that has won the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness races)


• triple-crown -- (unofficial championship title for player who heads the league in batting average and home runs and runs batted in)