Definition of trident in English:
trident
noun ˈtrʌɪd(ə)ntˈtraɪdnt
1A three-pronged spear, especially as an attribute of Poseidon (Neptune) or Britannia.
- Romulus grasped the trident, an attractive weapon of golden bronze with a grip midway down its shaft.
- They gather every day at the clock tower, form groups, and head in one direction or another, tossing slogans on the tips of their swords and tridents.
- For his coat-of-arms he chose to show Neptune, his trident, and a large fish.
- In Greek mythology, Poseidon wielded his mighty trident to rule over all the world's water.
- That is also the reason why its version of the trishul is drastically modified to make it look more like a dagger than a trident.
- A red-handled weapon, looking similar to a trident, was gripped tightly in his hands as if he were expecting danger.
- In the section on Chinese weapons, clear and colorful illustrations of a halberd, trident and crossbow support the text.
- A little further along, at 18m, is a substantial stone statue of a figure frozen in the act of hurling a spear, or more likely a trident.
- A figure playing Neptune reclines on a sail-covered chest, a trident in hand and a merman by his side.
- A good example of such a costly vessel incorporating the figure of Neptune with his trident is shown in the Kalf painting in Plate XI.
- Beside him I could hear the sizzling again, and grabbing hold of the trident's hilt I pulled.
- Thousands carrying swords, tridents and saffron flags marched in front of the chariots all the way down to the river.
- The yatras have in the past sparked clashes in Ahmedabad as Hindu devotees - armed with swords, tridents and spears - hurled anti-Muslim insults from atop chariots and trucks.
- The riders bore broad kite shields for added defence, and struck out with curved scimitars and tridents.
- I backed off a few steps, I thrust the trident, he blocked it with his swords but the trident smashed through them.
- There are also warriors armed with swords, tridents and other weapons.
- Knives, swords, tridents and throwing knives were the norm.
- This device was oddly nautical, the arrow was a trident and the board, which the wind clapped, shaped a bit like a ship's wheel.
2A US design of submarine-launched long-range ballistic missile.
- The Ohio class submarine is equipped with the Trident strategic ballistic missile.
- Now even the Trident boats are taking their place in the limelight.
- For the time being though, anti - capitalist activity in Scotland is focused on the Trident nuclear missile submarines at Faslane.
- It's a Trident ballistic missile submarine that's home ported in Farmington, Washington.
- The government now has to decide whether to replace the Trident nuclear submarine with a new £10 bn set of weapons.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Latin trident-, from tri- 'three' + dens, dent- 'tooth'.
tooth from Old English:
An Old English word from an ancient root shared by Latin dens, the source of dental (late 16th century), dentist (mid 18th century), trident (late 16th century) ‘three teeth’, and indent. To fight tooth and nail was in the 16th century to fight with tooth and nail. Although in a real fight this would mean ‘by biting and scratching’, the phrase is almost always used of non-physical struggles. To set someone's teeth on edge is to cause them intense irritation. The expression comes from the Bible, and expresses the unpleasant sensation felt when you have bitten into something that is bitter or sour: ‘Every man that hath eaten the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge’ (Jeremiah). See also hen
Rhymes
strident
Definition of trident in US English:
trident
nounˈtrīdntˈtraɪdnt
1A three-pronged spear, especially as an attribute of Poseidon (Neptune) or Britannia.
- The riders bore broad kite shields for added defence, and struck out with curved scimitars and tridents.
- They gather every day at the clock tower, form groups, and head in one direction or another, tossing slogans on the tips of their swords and tridents.
- This device was oddly nautical, the arrow was a trident and the board, which the wind clapped, shaped a bit like a ship's wheel.
- A figure playing Neptune reclines on a sail-covered chest, a trident in hand and a merman by his side.
- There are also warriors armed with swords, tridents and other weapons.
- In Greek mythology, Poseidon wielded his mighty trident to rule over all the world's water.
- I backed off a few steps, I thrust the trident, he blocked it with his swords but the trident smashed through them.
- For his coat-of-arms he chose to show Neptune, his trident, and a large fish.
- The yatras have in the past sparked clashes in Ahmedabad as Hindu devotees - armed with swords, tridents and spears - hurled anti-Muslim insults from atop chariots and trucks.
- That is also the reason why its version of the trishul is drastically modified to make it look more like a dagger than a trident.
- Thousands carrying swords, tridents and saffron flags marched in front of the chariots all the way down to the river.
- A little further along, at 18m, is a substantial stone statue of a figure frozen in the act of hurling a spear, or more likely a trident.
- Romulus grasped the trident, an attractive weapon of golden bronze with a grip midway down its shaft.
- A red-handled weapon, looking similar to a trident, was gripped tightly in his hands as if he were expecting danger.
- In the section on Chinese weapons, clear and colorful illustrations of a halberd, trident and crossbow support the text.
- Knives, swords, tridents and throwing knives were the norm.
- A good example of such a costly vessel incorporating the figure of Neptune with his trident is shown in the Kalf painting in Plate XI.
- Beside him I could hear the sizzling again, and grabbing hold of the trident's hilt I pulled.
- 1.1 A US design of submarine-launched long-range ballistic missile.
- The government now has to decide whether to replace the Trident nuclear submarine with a new £10 bn set of weapons.
- Now even the Trident boats are taking their place in the limelight.
- For the time being though, anti - capitalist activity in Scotland is focused on the Trident nuclear missile submarines at Faslane.
- It's a Trident ballistic missile submarine that's home ported in Farmington, Washington.
- The Ohio class submarine is equipped with the Trident strategic ballistic missile.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Latin trident-, from tri- ‘three’ + dens, dent- ‘tooth’.