triple double

noun

The achievement of a two-digit number of any three of points scored, assists, rebounds, blocks, or steals in a single game.

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Meanings

nountriple double (plural triple doubles)

plural triple doubles · alternative triple-double

  1. ball gamesThe achievement of a two-digit number of any three of points scored, assists, rebounds, blocks, or steals in a single game.

    Get me on the court and I'm trouble Last week, messed around and got a triple double

    1992, Ice Cube, “It Was A Good Day”, in The Predator
    1 more example

    Yes, the Knicks had fallen prey to the habitual wizardry of the Thunder star Russell Westbrook, who had 27 points, 18 rebounds and 14 assists, his third straight triple-double and his eighth in 19 games this season.

    2016 November 28, Mike Vorkunov, “Despite Flash of Rose’s Prime, Knicks Are Dazed by Westbrook and Thunder”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Nov 2020

Translations

Norwegian Bokmål trippel-dobbel
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APA

triple double. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triple%20double

MLA

“triple double.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triple%20double. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triple double,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triple%20double.

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