Trident
noun
1.
a three-pronged instrument or weapon.
2.
Roman History. a three-pronged spear used by a retiarius in gladiatorial combats.
3.
Classical Mythology. the three-pronged spear forming a characteristic attribute of the sea god Poseidon, or Neptune.
4.
a fish spear having three prongs.
5.
(initial capital letter) Military. a 34-foot (10-meter) submarine-launched U.S. ballistic missile with eight to ten warheads and a range of 6500 miles (10,459 km).
adjective
6.
Also, tridental
[trahy-den-tl] /traɪˈdɛn tl/ (Show IPA). 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
4.
having three prongs
noun
1.
a type of US submarine-launched ballistic missile with independently targetable warheads
company
A video card manufacturer.
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