triple

1. Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc.

   a quantity that is three times as great as another

2. (informal)A drink with three portions of alcohol.

   I've had a hard day; make that a triple.

3. Three runs.

4. (US)A hamburger with three patties.

   I'd like a triple with cheese.

5. A three-base hit.

   The shortstop hit a triple to lead off the ninth.

   a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base

6. A three-point field goal.

7. A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.

8. A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.

1. Tom tripled his investment in six months.

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2. Tom hit a triple.

   ruТом сделал удар на три базы. — sharptoothed

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3. Since the Industrial Revolution, the world population has more than tripled.

   ruСо времён индустриальной революции население Земли увеличилось более чем втрое. — miaa

   deSeit der Industrialisierung hat sich die Weltbevölkerung mehr als verdreifacht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. Its value has tripled.

   Його вартість потроїлася. — aandrusiak

   deSein Wert stieg um das Dreifache. — mhr

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5. The enemy had triple our numbers.

   ruПротивник превосходил нас численностью втрое. — marafon

   deDer Feind hatte dreimal so viele Leute wie wir. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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