triple-header

[ trip-uhl-hed-er ]

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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.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of triple-header¹

First recorded in 1945–50

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Formula 1 now heads to Saudi Arabia for the last race of a triple-header, from 18-20 April.

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

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

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Dr. Cohen said Friday that peak winter hospitalizations for COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV — a triple-header that has strained hospitals in the past — are expected to be similar to last year’s, or even slightly improved.

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Thanksgiving long has been a day for the NFL with games in Detroit and Dallas now expanded into Thursday nights with a triple-header.

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