Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Having three sides, especially three plane sides.

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  • adjective having three sides

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Examples

  • The master suite includes a generously sized dressing area with a three-sided mirror, an unusual detail most people will appreciate.

    Martha Stewart helps make 'green' home a joy for the eyes and the wallet Katherine Salant 2011

  • It was a telescope, protected by a tiny three-sided wooden gazebo.

    Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

  • So some parents use "bed-side sleepers"—three-sided bassinets that attach to adult beds to give babies their own space.

    When a Cuddly Crib Puts the Baby in Danger Melinda Beck 2011

  • In a triangle, the matter is "figure" and the form is "three-sided."

    January 9th, 2009 m_francis 2009

  • This one photo was of a three-sided triangle, with smaller ones, (one flanking either side of each of its corners).

    Glowing Ufo | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • It was a telescope, protected by a tiny three-sided wooden gazebo.

    Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

  • For the uninitiated, that's handball played on a three-sided court, modelled on the space between two buttresses of Eton chapel.

    Hugh Muir's diary 2011

  • Burke was there for the birth of the so-called triad, the three-sided nuclear force—missiles, manned bombers, and submarines—the U.S. was embarked upon building.

    How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011

  • Burke was there for the birth of the so-called triad, the three-sided nuclear force—missiles, manned bombers, and submarines—the U.S. was embarked upon building.

    How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011

  • It was a three-sided adobe brick lean-to covered with red clay tile shingles laid over wooden rafters.

    Toyita grows flowers for the Virgin of Talpa 2009

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