Poseidon

[poh-sahyd-n, puh-]

noun

1. the ancient Greek god of the sea, with the power to cause earthquakes, identified by the Romans with Neptune.

2. Military.,  a 34-foot (10-meter), submarine-launched U.S. ballistic missile with up to 10 warheads and a range of 2,800 miles (4,502 km).

Poseidon

/ pɒˈsaɪdən /

noun

1. Roman counterpart: Neptune. Greek myth the god of the sea and of earthquakes; brother of Zeus, Hades, and Hera. He is generally depicted in art wielding a trident

2. a US submarine-launched ballistic missile

Poseidon

1. The Greek name for Neptune, the god in classical mythology who ruled the sea.

Example Sentences

Neither the Poseidon nor the Burevestnik were entirely novel - both had first been presented to the world in 2018 as part of a new array of weapons that Putin called "invincible".

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The company’s AI-driven robot — called Poseidon — has been designed to do a traditional form of fish handling called ikejime in Japanese.

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The event included a flypast from an RAF Poseidon aircraft from HMS Glasgow's affiliated CXX Squadron.

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Whether it was for critically-acclaimed movies such as The Conversation and Night Moves, or popular blockbusters like The Poseidon Adventure, he became a reliable box-office draw.

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He became a fixture on the big screen in the likes of 1972 disaster film The Poseidon Adventure.

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