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trident definition
tri·dent (trīd′'nt)
noun
- a three-pronged spear used by the retiarius in ancient Roman gladiatorial combats
- a three-pronged fish spear
- Gr. & Rom. Myth. a three-pronged spear borne as a scepter by the sea god Poseidon, or Neptune
Etymology: L tridens (gen. tridentis) < tri-, tri- + dens, tooth
adjective
three-pronged
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
trident Usage Examples
Converse of object
- hold: In his hand, Neptune held a huge trident.
Adjective modifier
- red: Unusually two red Tridents follow each other down George Street.
Modifies a noun
- passage: Downstream of the trident passage - pierces passage junction you come across two parallel quartz veins.
Noun used with modifier
- floor: The unidentified bus is one of several transferred to the former Midland Red fleet from London service, ousted by low floor Tridents.
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