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three mile island
nounlow
/θriː maɪl ˈaɪlənd/A nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, USA, infamous for a partial meltdown accident in 1979.
three musketeers, the
nounB2
/ðə ˌθriː ˌmʌskɪˈtɪəz/The title of a historical adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, first published in 1844, featuring the fictional swordsmen Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, who serve King Louis XIII of France.
three of a kind
nounC1
/ˌθriː əv ə ˈkaɪnd/In card games, a hand containing three cards of the same rank.
three old cat
nounVery Low
/θriː əʊld ˈkæt/A simple, informal baseball-like game for three players.
three r's
plural-nounC1
/ˌθriː ˈɑːz/A traditional, fundamental phrase representing the basic skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic, as taught in elementary education.
three rivers
nounLow
/ˌθriː ˈrɪv.əz/A place where three separate rivers meet or flow together.
three signs of being
plural-nounC2
/θriː saɪnz əv ˈbiːɪŋ/A Buddhist concept describing the three fundamental characteristics of all conditioned existence: impermanence (anicca), suffering or unsatisfactoriness (dukkha), and non-self (anatta).
three sisters
nounLow
/ˌθriː ˈsɪs.təz/A traditional agricultural system originating with Indigenous peoples of the Americas, in which corn, beans, and squash are planted together for mutual benefit.
three unities, the
plural-nounC2
/ðə ˌθriː ˈjuːnətiz/A set of three principles for dramatic structure, originating from classical Greek theatre and formalized in Renaissance criticism, requiring a play to have a single action (unity of action), occur in one location (unity of place), and take place within one day (unity of time).
three-a-cat
nounVery low
/ˌθriː ə ˈkæt/A form of cricket played with three players on each side.
three-bagger
nounRare
/ˌθriːˈbæɡə/In baseball, a triple: a hit allowing the batter to reach third base safely.
three-ball match
nounLow
/θriː bɔːl mætʃ/A golf match format where three players compete against each other simultaneously, each playing their own ball.
three-base hit
nounLow
/ˌθriː.beɪs ˈhɪt/In baseball, a play in which the batter safely reaches third base after hitting the ball, without the benefit of a fielding error or fielder's choice.
three-birds
nounC1
/ˌθriː ˈbɜːdz/A conceptual catch-all strategy or solution that addresses three related issues or objectives with a single action; often used metaphorically.
three-body problem
nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
/ˌθriː ˈbɒdi ˌprɒbləm/A fundamental problem in classical mechanics and celestial physics concerning the motion of three point masses (e.g., three stars or planets) interacting through gravitational forces, for which no general closed-form solution exists.
three-card monte
nounLow
/ˌθriː kɑːd ˈmɒnti/A gambling game, also known as a confidence trick, where a dealer shows three playing cards (typically two black and one red), shuffles them face down, and the player must find the red card after shuffling.
three-card trick
nounC1
/ˌθriː kɑːd ˈtrɪk/A traditional and deceptive card game or gambling scam where a player must guess which of three shuffled cards is a specific one, such as the queen, while the operator uses sleight of hand to control the outcome.
three-d
nounC1
/θriːˈdiː/An abbreviation for 'three-dimensional'; having or appearing to have length, width, and depth.
three-day event
nounC1
/θriː deɪ ɪˈvɛnt/An equestrian competition lasting three days, comprising dressage, cross-country, and show jumping.
three-day measles
nounLow
/θriː deɪ ˈmiːzəlz/A mild, short-lived form of measles, often referring to rubella or a similar brief viral illness.

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