trifurcating

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A form of trifurcate — Forked, with three tines or points.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of trifurcate

    The three single hollow-core oil-filled cables are fed by one 225-litre normal pressure tank at the trifurcating joint position outside the Blackheath end of the tunnel.

    1954 July, “Notes and News: New Cables in Blackheath Tunnel”, in Railway Magazine, pages 507-508
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