Triple Crown

Tri·ple Crown  (trpl)

n.

1. Sports An unofficial championship title attained by a horse that wins the three traditional races for a specified category.

2. Baseball An unofficial championship title achieved by a player who is at the head of the league in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in.

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triple crown

n

1. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church the Pope's tiara

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) Horse racing the winning of three important races in one season

3. (Team Sports / Rugby) (often capital) Rugby Union a victory by Scotland, England, Wales, or Ireland in all three games against the others in the annual Six (formerly, Five) Nations Championship Compare grand slam [3]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	triple crown - (horse racing) a title won by a horse that can win the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness horse racing - the sport of racing horses championship, title - the status of being a champion; "he held the title for two years"
	2.	triple crown - (baseball) an unofficial title won by a batter who leads the league in hitting average, runs batted in, and home runs baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" championship, title - the status of being a champion; "he held the title for two years"