Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having, permitting, or indicating passage in three directions.
- adjective Having three participants or ingredients.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having or governing three openings or passages: generally noting a special form of pipe-connection, valve, stopcock, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Connected with, or serving to connect, three channels or pipes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Sexual activity involving three persons; a
threesome ; amenage à trois .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective involving three parties or elements
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Examples
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To break a three-way tie between LSU, Arkansas and Alabama, BCS rankings will be used -- with a caveat.
CNN.com 2011
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Denarius Moore caught two touchdown passes and Michael Bush had a career night rushing the ball as the Raiders withstood a San Diego rally to beat the Chargers 24-17 and break a three-way tie for the division lead.
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To break a three-way tie between LSU, Arkansas and Alabama, BCS rankings will be used -- with a caveat.
SI.com 2011
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Carter was intent on finishing our first term with a more stable three-way relationship among the United States, China, and the Soviet Union.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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Carter was intent on finishing our first term with a more stable three-way relationship among the United States, China, and the Soviet Union.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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Carter was intent on finishing our first term with a more stable three-way relationship among the United States, China, and the Soviet Union.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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With 44 sacks, the New York Giants are in a three-way tie atop the NFL.
Giants' front four among the league's best Jason Reid 2011
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Cameron's long-heralded intervention opens a hotly contested three-way debate between the parties on how to rein in corporate excess, and create a long-term investment culture in UK firms.
Parties draw up battle lines over excessive executive pay 2012
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An all-male three-way at that, Sam.9.50pm: Rick Perry's supporters in West Des Moines are unfazed by his poor perforamnce in early results.
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Bob and Harvey Weinstein are favourites in a three-way battle to buy the film studio they founded in 1979 from Disney
Hollywood takes a safe bet for 2011 with the year of the repeat 2011
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