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Meanings of trident in English
UK nuclear programme for development, procurement and operation of Trident nuclear weapons.
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Examples for "trident nuclear deterrent"
Examples for "trident nuclear deterrent"
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The Trident nuclear deterrent has taken centre stage in the independence debate.
2
MPs are to debate the renewal of Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent.
3
The four Vanguard class submarines, which carry Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent, are already based in Faslane.
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UK:A second member of the British government resigned yesterday in protest at proposals to replace the Trident nuclear deterrent.
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Plans for equipment spending could also be affected, with the need to renew the Trident nuclear deterrent leaving other programmes vulnerable.
1
The carriers, along with the Trident nuclear programme, account for a huge chunk of the defence budget.
2
He broke the story about the claims by Royal Navy whistleblower William McNeilly about the security and safety of the Trident nuclear programme.
Usage of trident in English
1
We have the best trident in the history of football for sure.
2
A thrust of the trident gave the quietus to the vanquished foe.
3
The three-pronged sceptre or trident of Poseidon reappears constantly in ancient history.
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Right well can the writer of these lines remember the truculent trident.
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For your pleasure, she was created by the wielder of the trident.
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Looking up, he saw an ogre holding a trident and peering down.
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There was a tattoo of a blue trident just above his heart.
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But the one with the trident is the Lord of Destruction himself.
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His mantle was ermine, pinned at the shoulder with a golden trident.
10
There was a fascination just watching Barcelona's attacking trident emerge before kick-off.
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Poseidon looked into the water and held his trident above his head.
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But instead of a trident, Callisto bore a bow of ancient design.
13
He squatted and drew a picture of a trident in the dirt.
14
You wear his armor upon a new body and you carry his trident.
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In one hand he held a huge pitchfork-thetrident of this watery Mercury.
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The trident splashed into the water beside him, a narrow miss.
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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