HyperDic: three-base_hit

English > 1 sense of the expression *three-base hit*:
NOUN	act	three-base hit, triple, three-bagger	a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base

English > *three-base hit*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	A base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base.
Synonyms	triple, three-bagger
Narrower	line-drive triple, line triple	A triple resulting from a line drive
Broader	base hit, safety	(baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
Spanish	terna, triple
Catalan	terna