Trident (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a three-pronged instrument or weapon.
  2. a three-pronged spear used by a retiarius in gladiatorial combats.
  3. the three-pronged spear forming a characteristic attribute of the sea god Poseidon, or Neptune.
  4. a fish spear having three prongs.
  5. a 34-foot (10-meter) submarine-launched U.S. ballistic missile with eight to ten warheads and a range of 6,500 miles (10,459 km).
adjective
  1. having three prongs or tines.
noun
  1. a three-pronged spear, originally from the East
  2. (in Greek and Roman mythology) the three-pronged spear that the sea god Poseidon (Neptune) is represented as carrying
  3. a three-pronged instrument, weapon, or symbol
adjective
  1. having three prongs
noun
  1. a type of US submarine-launched ballistic missile with independently targetable warheads
Trident (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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