three-forked
Branching three ways
Three-forked describes something divided into three prongs or branches: a three-forked path, a three-forked lightning bolt.
The word evokes Poseidon's trident or a fork in the road that splits three ways instead of two.
Divided into three branches
- branchingSplitting into separate directions
- prongedHaving pointed extensions
- divergentDeviating from the norm
- splittingDividing into parts
Y-shaped · tripartite · radiating · splayed · tined · bifurcated · subdivided · spreading
Greek sea deity
- NeptuneEighth planet or sea deity
- ShivaHindu god of dissolution
- prongPointed projecting part
- spearPole with sharp point
mythology · weapon · tines · ceremonial · symbol · authority · maritime · pitchfork
Stream entering larger river
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- distributaryBranch flowing from river
- channelPassage for transmission
braided · branch · watershed · streamflow · meander · fluvial · headwaters · divergence
trifurcated
Divided into three branches
- branchingSplitting into separate directions
- prongedHaving pointed extensions
- divergentDeviating from the norm
splitting · Y-shaped · tripartite · radiating · splayed · tined · bifurcated · subdivided · spreading · fanned
Poseidon
Greek sea deity
spear · mythology · weapon · tines · ceremonial · symbol · authority · maritime · pitchfork · scepter
tributary
Stream entering larger river
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- distributaryBranch flowing from river
channel · braided · branch · watershed · streamflow · meander · fluvial · headwaters · divergence · junction
crossroads
Meeting of routes
- junctionPoint where things meet
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
trail · choice · direction · split · waypoint · divide · route · branch · decision · turning