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triple-header

American

[trip-uhl-hed-er] / ˈtrɪp əlˈhɛd ər /

noun

Sports.

a set of three games, as of basketball, each game being played in the same arena on the same day and often between different pairs of teams.

Etymology

Origin of triple-header

First recorded in 1945–50

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triple-header

Formula 1 now heads to Bahrain for the second race of a triple-header, from 11-13 April.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2025

Formula 1 travels to the Middle East for part two of a triple-header with the Bahrain Grand Prix in Sakhir next weekend.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025

Israel and Switzerland try again in Tel Aviv on Nov. 15 to start a triple-header week of games for both.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2023

The league gave Washington two prime-time games — Thursday night at Chicago in Week 6 and Monday night at Philadelphia in Week 10 — and left it out of Thanksgiving and the Christmas Day triple-header.

From Washington Post ● May 12, 2022

“We have two big practices this week and a big triple-header this Saturday,” Webb says.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

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