trident

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tri·dent /ˈtraɪdənt/ noun [countable]  1. PMWa weapon with three points that looks like a large fork 三叉戟〔一种武器〕2. Trident missile/submarine PMWa type of nuclear weapon, or the submarine that shoots it 三叉戟导弹/潜艇nTrident1 trademark  na powerful type of missile developed in the US. It carries nuclear explosives, is fired from submarines, and can attack several different places at the same time.nTrident2 trademark  na type of chewing gum without any sugar in it, sold in the USOrigin trident (1400-1500) Latin tridens “having three teeth”, from tri- + dens “tooth”

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Trident

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Trident¹ trademark
a powerful type of missile developed in the US. It carries nuclear explosives, is fired from submarines, and can attack several different places at the same time.

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Trident² trademark
a type of chewing gum without any sugar in it, sold in the US

trident
tri‧dent /ˈtraɪdənt/ noun [countable]1. a weapon with three points that looks like a large fork
2. Trident missile/submarine a type of nuclear weapon, or the submarine that shoots it

tri·dentBrE /ˈtraɪdnt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtraɪdnt/ 🔊 nouna weapon used in the past that looks like a long fork with three points 三叉戟（旧时武器）