TRIDENT


Meaning of TRIDENT in English

n. 1 a three-pronged spear, esp. as an attribute of Poseidon (Neptune) or Britannia. 2 (Trident) a US type of submarine-launched ballistic missile.

[ L tridens trident- (as TRI-, dens tooth) ]

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