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bireme
[ bahy-reem ]
noun
, Nautical.
- a galley having two banks or tiers of oars.
bireme
/ ˈbaɪriːm /
noun
- an ancient galley having two banks of oars
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bireme1
C17: from Latin birēmus , from bi- 1+ -rēmus oar
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Example Sentences
This is proved by another illustration of a bireme on the same vase, in which the steering oars are clearly seen.
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This Greek bireme, with its shallow hull and lofty, open superstructure, could hardy have been a seaworthy vessel.
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The large figures at the stern seem to point to the bireme of Fig. 74 being about to be used for racing purposes.
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In Appendix, p. 157, will be found an account of an eighth-century Greek bireme, recently discovered.
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As the bireme struck the high waves King Hiram advanced to the prow.
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