trireme

[ trahy-reem ]

noun

, Classical History.

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

trireme

/ ˈtraɪriːm /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of trireme¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of trireme¹

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

Example Sentences

From the logistical and spatial perspectives, each of these triremes could carry around 200 men, with a vast majority of them being rowers.

From Realm of History

The era when trireme supremacy meant regional hegemony came to an end not long after that.

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Of the Rhodian fleet two quinqueremes and a trireme were destroyed, but no ship was taken.

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The arrival of this trireme was thus of very essential service to the Greeks.

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He describes the sword as like the beak of the ship known as the trireme, which was rowed with three banks of oars.

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It has been like a splendid and richly-dressed trireme sailing, plague-stricken, into a harbor full of ships and boats.

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And there, in the soft embracement of the bay, a bird with folded wings asleep—the trireme!

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