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An ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship, having three tiers of oars on each side.

[Latin trirmis : tri-, tri- + rmus, oar; see er- in Indo-European roots.]

trireme [ˈtraɪriːm]

(Transport / Nautical Terms) a galley, developed by the ancient Greeks as a warship, with three banks of oars on each side

[from Latin trirēmis, from tri- + rēmus oar]

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Noun

trireme - ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side

galley - (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars

Translations

trireme [ˈtraɪriːm] N → trirreme m

trireme

n → Triere f, → Trireme f

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