trireme

[ trahy-reem ]

/ ˈtraɪ rim /

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noun Classical History.

a galley with three rows or tiers of oars on each side, one above another, used chiefly as a warship.

Origin of trireme

1595–1605; <Latin trirēmis having three banks of oars, equivalent to tri-tri- + rēm(us) oar + -is adj. suffix

Words nearby trireme

triquetrous, triquetrum, triradiate, triradius, Triratna, trireme, tris-, trisaccharide, trisect, trisepalous, triseptate

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Example sentences from the Web for trireme

The era when trireme supremacy meant regional hegemony came to an end not long after that.
Iran Arms Race in Ancient Times Echoes Today|James Romm|April 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A hasty meal snatched on board the trireme which had brought him to Athens had been his only refreshment since the morning.
Callias|Alfred John Church
Such, we may believe, was the trireme of the palmy days of Athens.
Boating|W. B. Woodgate
The jarl was at the helm of the trireme and his face was clouded.
Ulric the Jarl|William O. Stoddard

We were closely pushed and in peril when they ensnared the trireme with their sand.
Ulric the Jarl|William O. Stoddard
The arrival of this trireme was thus of very essential service to the Greeks.
Xerxes|Jacob Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for trireme

trireme

/ (ˈtraɪriːm) /

noun

a galley, developed by the ancient Greeks as a warship, with three banks of oars on each side

Word Origin for trireme

C17: from Latin trirēmis, from tri- + rēmus oar

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单词	trireme
释义	trireme [ trahy-reem ] / ˈtraɪ rim / SEE SYNONYMS FOR trireme ON THESAURUS.COM noun Classical History. a galley with three rows or tiers of oars on each side, one above another, used chiefly as a warship. Origin of trireme 1595–1605; <Latin trirēmis having three banks of oars, equivalent to tri-tri- + rēm(us) oar + -is adj. suffix Words nearby trireme triquetrous, triquetrum, triradiate, triradius, Triratna, trireme, tris-, trisaccharide, trisect, trisepalous, triseptate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trireme The era when trireme supremacy meant regional hegemony came to an end not long after that. Iran Arms Race in Ancient Times Echoes Today\|James Romm\|April 12, 2012\|DAILY BEAST A hasty meal snatched on board the trireme which had brought him to Athens had been his only refreshment since the morning. Callias\|Alfred John Church Such, we may believe, was the trireme of the palmy days of Athens. Boating\|W. B. Woodgate The jarl was at the helm of the trireme and his face was clouded. Ulric the Jarl\|William O. Stoddard We were closely pushed and in peril when they ensnared the trireme with their sand. Ulric the Jarl\|William O. Stoddard The arrival of this trireme was thus of very essential service to the Greeks. Xerxes\|Jacob Abbott British Dictionary definitions for trireme trireme / (ˈtraɪriːm) / noun a galley, developed by the ancient Greeks as a warship, with three banks of oars on each side Word Origin for trireme C17: from Latin trirēmis, from tri- + rēmus oar Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to trireme tender, dinghy, rowboat, galleon, bireme, galiot, galleass
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trireme

noun Classical History.

Origin of trireme

Words nearby trireme

Example sentences from the Web for trireme

British Dictionary definitions for trireme

noun

Word Origin for trireme

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