trident
noun
a three-pronged instrument or weapon.
tridents
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pluralof trident.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The first two tridents represent Russian fighter jets they said they shot down during the first days of the war.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
Worship in a Hindu temple includes bathing these deities in milk, decorating them with colorful clothes, flowers, perfumes such as sandalwood, jewelry, and even weapons such as swords, clubs and tridents.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2023
Videos show participants dancing and chanting religious slogans, with many holding swords and tridents.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2022
Street posters in Lviv, which has become a gathering place for displaced artists from around the country, depict Ukrainians as white knights, noble siege defenders in medieval armor or men on horseback wielding tridents.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 17, 2022
Of course it’s Finnick, who seems to have spent his childhood doing nothing but wielding tridents and manipulating ropes into fancy knots for nets, I guess.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
