noun
- three-pronged spears, especially those used as weapons or symbols of power
Usage: plural of trident
Examples
- The ancient warriors carried bronze tridents into battle.
- Neptune is often depicted holding one of his golden tridents.
- The museum displayed several Roman tridents used by gladiators.
- Fishermen in some cultures still use tridents for spearing large fish.
- The statue showed the sea god with multiple tridents at his side.
- Archaeological digs have uncovered iron tridents from the medieval period.