trips formation

noun

An offensive formation in which three receivers line up on the same side of the field.

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Meanings

nountrips formation (plural trips formations)

plural trips formations

  1. American footballAn offensive formation in which three receivers line up on the same side of the field.

Origin

Compare trips (“three of a kind in poker”).

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APA

trips formation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trips%20formation

MLA

“trips formation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trips%20formation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trips formation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trips%20formation.

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