bireme
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bireme
1590–1600; < Latin birēmis two-oared, having two banks of oars ( bi- bi- 1 + rēm ( us ) oar + -is adj. suffix)
Example Sentences
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On his first trip, the ship was a ratty old bireme captained by Agostino Contarini, one of the most notorious profiteers on the Jaffa run.
From Time Magazine Archive
To increase the driving force and the speed, they added a second and then a third bank of oars, thus producing the "bireme" and the "trireme."
From A History of Sea Power by Stevens, William Oliver
In the collection of Dr. Sturge there is a vase of this period, ornamented with a painting of a bireme, which is as rakish and elegant in appearance as Fig.
From Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships by Holmes, George C. V.
This is proved by another illustration of a bireme on the same vase, in which the steering oars are clearly seen.
From Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships by Holmes, George C. V.
A military boat called the "bireme" came into use in Greece about six or seven centuries before Christ.
From Great Inventions and Discoveries by Piercy, Willis Duff
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