"tripoint" meaning in English

See tripoint in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹaɪˌpɔɪnt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tripoint.wav [Southern-England] Forms: tripoints [plural]
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  1. a point at which three borders meet. Related terms: quadripoint, quintipoint, unipoint, bipoint Translations (point at which three borders meet): tripoint [masculine] (French), tríplice fronteira [feminine] (Portuguese)
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