Poseidon

American  

[poh-sahyd-n, puh-] / poʊˈsaɪd n, pə- /

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).

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Poseidon British  

/ 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

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Poseidon Cultural  

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

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Example Sentences

They include Poseidon - a new intercontinental, nuclear armed and nuclear powered undersea autonomous torpedo, and also Burevestnik – a nuclear armed and powered cruise missile.

From BBC

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