Definition of "tridents" [tridents]

• Plural form of trident. (noun)

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