trident

as in spear
a weapon that has three points and that looks like a large fork the trident of the sea god Neptune

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Recent Examples of trident The garden places you behind the statue of Old Father Thames, who is riding a two-horse chariot, his trident hold aloft. Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 Each six-way power seat comes clad in smooth black leather with white contrast stitching at the seams and the trident logo embroidered into the headrest. Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024 Burtka opted for the likeness of Poseidon the god of the sea, carrying a trident and wearing shelled armor. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024 The central Texas trident of communities also saw the seventh-largest numeric increase in population between 2022 and 2023. Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for trident

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“Trident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trident. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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