triple space
/ˈtrɪpəl ˌspeɪs/
noun
- A formatting style in which there are three blank lines between each line of text.
- The manuscript was set in triple-space, leaving plenty of room for handwritten notes.
- Using triple-space can make a short document look much longer.
- The professor prefers triple-space for all student papers because it makes editing easier.
verb
- To insert three blank lines between lines of text, usually in a document or manuscript.
- Before submitting the report, I had to triple-space the draft to meet the formatting guidelines.
- She decided to triple-space the poem to give each line more visual breathing room.
- The teacher asked us to triple-space our essays so she could write comments between the lines.