triga

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A three-horse chariot used by the Ancient Romans.
name
  1. TRIGA: Acronym of training, research, isotopes, General Atomics (“a type of nuclear reactor originally made by General Atomics”).

Word forms

triga trigas trigae

Etymology

From Latin triga, a contraction of ter or tri- (“thrice”) + iuga (“yoked”).

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