What does trident mean?
Definitions for trident
ˈtraɪd nt; traɪˈdɛn tltri·dent
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Princeton's WordNet
tridentnoun
a spear with three prongs
Wiktionary
tridentnoun
A three-pronged spear somewhat resembling a pitchfork.
Poseidon's trident
Etymology: From tridens, from tres + dens.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Tridentadjective
Having three teeth.
Tridentnoun
A three forked sceptre of Neptune.
Etymology: trident, Fr. tridens, Lat.
His nature is too noble for the world:
He would not flatter Neptune for his trident. William Shakespeare.Can’st thou with fisgigs pierce him to the quick?
Or in his skull thy barbed trident stick? George Sandys, on Job.He lets them wear their saphire crowns,
And wield their little tridents. John Milton.Several find a mystery in every tooth of Neptune’s trident. Joseph Addison, on ancient Medals.
Wikipedia
Trident
A trident is a three-pronged spear. It is used for spear fishing and historically as a polearm. The trident is the weapon of Poseidon, or Neptune, the God of the Sea in classical mythology. The trident may occasionally be held by other marine divinities such as Tritons in classical art. Tridents are also depicted in medieval heraldry, sometimes held by a merman-Triton. In Hinduism, it is the weapon of Shiva, known as trishula (Sanskrit for "triple-spear").
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trident
A trident is a three-pronged spear, commonly used in fishing and associated with various mythological and historical figures, most notably the Roman god Neptune and the Greek god Poseidon. It is also used symbolically in various contexts, including heraldry and iconography.
Webster Dictionary
Tridentnoun
a kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, -- the common attribute of Neptune
Tridentnoun
a three-pronged spear or goad, used for urging horses; also, the weapon used by one class of gladiators
Tridentnoun
a three-pronged fish spear
Tridentnoun
a curve of third order, having three infinite branches in one direction and a fourth infinite branch in the opposite direction
Tridentadjective
having three teeth or prongs; tridentate
Wikidata
Trident
A trident, also called a trishula, leister or gig, is a three-pronged spear. It is used for spear fishing and was also a military weapon. Tridents are featured widely in mythical, historical and modern culture. The major Hindu Lord and God Shiva and Greco-Roman sea god Poseidon or the Roman god of the sea Neptune are classically depicted bearing a trident. Tridents can be distinguished from pitchforks in that the latter is an agricultural tool with two to six tines which are shaped in such a way that they can be used to lift and pitch loose material.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Trident
trī′dent, n. the three-pronged spear or sceptre of Neptune, god of the ocean: any three-toothed instrument.—adjs. Trī′dent, Trident′āte, Trī′dented, having three teeth or prongs. [Fr.,—L. tres, three, dens, dentis, tooth.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Trident
originally a three-pronged fork used by fishermen, and at length the symbol, in the hands of Poseidon and Britannia, of sovereignty over the sea.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
trident
In Roman antiquity, a three-pronged spear used in the contests of gladiators by the retiarius.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of trident in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of trident in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of trident in a Sentence
I spoke to the President on Sunday. He gave me the order that Eddie Gallagher will retain Eddie Gallagher Trident.
We learned that several days prior, Secretary Spencer had proposed a deal whereby if the President allowed the Navy to handle the case, he would guarantee that Eddie Gallagher would be restored to rank, allowed to retain his Trident and permitted to retire.
A low-yield The Trident D5s warhead would be harder to defend against than a warhead delivered by a bomber or a cruise missile.
Eddie will retire peacefully with all of the honors that he has earned, including his Trident Pin.
I spoke with the President on Sunday. He gave me the order that Eddie Gallagher will retain his Trident pin.
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- رمح ثلاثي الشعبArabic
- тризъбецBulgarian
- forh a dri bizBreton
- tridentCatalan, Valencian
- trojzubecCzech
- DreizackGerman
- τρίαιναGreek
- tridentoEsperanto
- tridenteSpanish
- hiruhortzBasque
- مثلثPersian
- atrainFinnish
- tridentFrench
- tridenteGalician
- ट्राइडेंटHindi
- háromágú szigonyHungarian
- trisulaIndonesian
- tridentoIdo
- þríforkurIcelandic
- tridenteItalian
- טריידנטHebrew
- 三叉槍Japanese
- 삼지창Korean
- tridentLatin
- trišakisLithuanian
- тризабецMacedonian
- serampangMalay
- drietandDutch
- trident, treforkNorwegian
- tridentOccitan
- trójząbPolish
- tridentePortuguese
- tridentRomanian
- трезубецRussian
- трозубац, trozubacSerbo-Croatian
- trizobSlovene
- treuddSwedish
- tridentiSwahili
- திரிசூலம்Tamil
- ตรีศูลThai
- üç dişli mızrakTurkish
- тризубецьUkrainian
- đinh baVietnamese
- טריידענטYiddish
- 三叉戟Chinese
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