natural hat trick
[ nach-er-uhl hat-trik, nach-ruhl ]
/ ˈnætʃ ər əl ˈhæt ˌtrɪk, ˈnætʃ rəl /
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noun Ice Hockey, Soccer.
a hat trick achieved by a player whose three goals are scored consecutively, with no player on either team scoring in between: In 1952, Mosienko gave the hockey world 21 unforgettable seconds with the fastest natural hat trick ever.
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Origin of natural hat trick
First recorded in 1980–85
Words nearby natural hat trick
natural dye, natural frequency, natural gas, natural gender, natural harmonics, natural hat trick, natural history, natural immunity, naturalism, naturalist, naturalistic
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