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tri |ple jump N‑SING The triple jump is an athletic event in which competitors have to jump as far as they can, and are allowed to touch the ground once with each foot in the course of the jump.

tri|plet /tr I plət/ (triplets ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Triplets are three children born at the same time to the same mother.

tri|pod /tra I pɒd/ (tripods ) N‑COUNT A tripod is a stand with three legs that is used to support something such as a camera or a telescope.

trip|per /tr I pə ^r / (trippers )

1 N‑COUNT A tripper is a person who is on a trip or on holiday. [mainly BRIT , INFORMAL ] □  …when the shops shut and the trippers go home.

2 → see also day-tripper

trip|tych /tr I pt I k/ (triptychs ) N‑COUNT A triptych is a painting or a carving on three panels that are usually joined together by hinges.

trip|wire /tr I pwa I ə ^r / (tripwires ) also trip wire N‑COUNT A tripwire is a wire stretched just above the ground, which sets off something such as a trap or an explosion if someone touches it.

trite /tra I t/ ADJ If you say that something such as an idea, remark, or story is trite , you mean that it is dull and boring because it has been said or told too many times. □  The movie is teeming with obvious and trite ideas.

tri|umph ◆◇◇ /tra I ʌmf/ (triumphs , triumphing , triumphed )

1 N‑VAR A triumph is a great success or achievement, often one that has been gained with a lot of skill or effort. □ [+ for ] The championships proved to be a personal triumph for the coach. □ [+ of ] Cataract operations are a triumph of modern surgery.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Triumph is a feeling of great satisfaction and pride resulting from a success or victory. □  Her sense of triumph was short-lived.

3 VERB If someone or something triumphs , they gain complete success, control, or victory, often after a long or difficult struggle. □ [V ] All her life, Kelly had stuck with difficult tasks and challenges, and triumphed. □ [V + over ] The whole world looked to her as a symbol of good triumphing over evil. SYNONYMS triumph NOUN 1

victory:Union leaders are heading for victory in their battle over workplace rights.

success:…the success of European business.

achievement:Reaching this agreement so quickly was a great achievement.

tri|um|phal /tra I ʌ mf ^ə l/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Triumphal is used to describe things that are done or made to celebrate a victory or great success. □  He made a triumphal entry into the city.

tri|um|phal|ism /tra I ʌ mfəl I zəm/ N‑UNCOUNT People sometimes refer to behaviour which celebrates a great victory or success as triumphalism , especially when this behaviour is intended to upset the people they have defeated. [mainly BRIT , JOURNALISM ] □  There was a touch of triumphalism about the occasion.

tri|umph|al|ist /tra I ʌ mfəl I st/ ADJ [ADJ n] Triumphalist behaviour is behaviour in which politicians or organizations celebrate a victory or a great success, especially when this is intended to upset the people they have defeated. [mainly BRIT , JOURNALISM ] □  …a triumphalist celebration of their supremacy.

tri|um|phant /tra I ʌ mfənt/ ADJ Someone who is triumphant has gained a victory or succeeded in something and feels very happy about it. □  The captain's voice was triumphant. □  This trip was not like his first triumphant return home in 1990. ●  tri|um|phant|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  They marched triumphantly into the capital.

tri|um|vi|rate /tra I ʌ mv I rət/ N‑SING [with sing or pl verb] A triumvirate is a group of three people who work together, especially when they are in charge of something. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] …the triumvirate of women who worked together on the TV dramatisation of the novel.

trivia /tr I viə/