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trireme


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Trireme  \Tri"reme\,  n.  [L.  triremis  tri-  (see  {Tri-})  +  remus 
  an  oar,  akin  to  E.  row.  See  Row  to  propel  with  an  oar.] 
  (Class.  Antiq.) 
  An  ancient  galley  or  vessel  with  tree  banks,  or  tiers,  of 
  oars. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  trireme 
  n  :  ancient  Greek  or  Roman  galley  or  warship  having  three  tiers 
  of  oars  on  each  side 




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