Poseidon
Americannoun
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the ancient Greek god of the sea, with the power to cause earthquakes, identified by the Romans with Neptune.
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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).
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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
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a US submarine-launched ballistic missile
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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".
From BBC
It has four Poseidons working on ships in the Pacific and Atlantic and hopes to have 10 more working in the coming year.
From Los Angeles Times
The event included a flypast from an RAF Poseidon aircraft from HMS Glasgow's affiliated CXX Squadron.
From BBC
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.
From BBC
He became a fixture on the big screen in the likes of 1972 disaster film The Poseidon Adventure.
From BBC
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