Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having three sides, especially three plane sides.
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- adjective having three sides
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Examples
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The master suite includes a generously sized dressing area with a three-sided mirror, an unusual detail most people will appreciate.
Martha Stewart helps make 'green' home a joy for the eyes and the wallet Katherine Salant 2011
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It was a telescope, protected by a tiny three-sided wooden gazebo.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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So some parents use "bed-side sleepers"—three-sided bassinets that attach to adult beds to give babies their own space.
When a Cuddly Crib Puts the Baby in Danger Melinda Beck 2011
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In a triangle, the matter is "figure" and the form is "three-sided."
January 9th, 2009 m_francis 2009
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This one photo was of a three-sided triangle, with smaller ones, (one flanking either side of each of its corners).
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It was a telescope, protected by a tiny three-sided wooden gazebo.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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For the uninitiated, that's handball played on a three-sided court, modelled on the space between two buttresses of Eton chapel.
Hugh Muir's diary 2011
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Burke was there for the birth of the so-called triad, the three-sided nuclear force—missiles, manned bombers, and submarines—the U.S. was embarked upon building.
How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011
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Burke was there for the birth of the so-called triad, the three-sided nuclear force—missiles, manned bombers, and submarines—the U.S. was embarked upon building.
How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011
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It was a three-sided adobe brick lean-to covered with red clay tile shingles laid over wooden rafters.
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