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  • noun Plural form of trident.

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Examples

  • Mark Lennihan/Associated Press 36Two steel beams known as the tridents from the original World Trade Center tower were visible inside the National September 11 Museum during construction on July 28, 2011.

    digg.com: Top News Digg 2011

  • Mark Lennihan/Associated Press 36Two steel beams known as the tridents from the original World Trade Center tower were visible inside the National September 11 Museum during construction on July 28, 2011.

    Boston.com Top Stories 2011

  • The two 50-tonne columns, soaring 24 metres high and known as tridents because of their three-pronged tops, had been stored at a hangar at the John F Kennedy

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • The columns, which have three prongs and are known as tridents, were part of the entrance to the North Tower.

    Home | Mail Online 2010

  • Dyson thinks that although the fights were organized, wounds inflicted by weapons such as tridents, hammers and foot-long sharp swords could take their toll over time.

    Gladiator Truths Counter Movie Myths | Impact Lab 2007

  • btw, I LOVE the theory about the ocean themed cupcakes with "tridents". sheer genius!

    Wacked Out Wrecks 2010

  • Blacksmiths of the city forged barbed tridents tied to ropes that the defenders launched against the shields of the Macedonians, pulling the shields away and exposing the attackers.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • Blacksmiths of the city forged barbed tridents tied to ropes that the defenders launched against the shields of the Macedonians, pulling the shields away and exposing the attackers.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • When they get a fish up to the surfact they stab them with ice fishing spears, which kind of look like tridents.

    Muskie through the ICE 2009

  • The track team had on black shirts with pictures of tridents on them.

    So Much Pretty Cara Hoffman 2011

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