Trireme Definition

trīrēm
noun
An ancient Greek or Roman galley, usually a warship, with three banks of oars on each side.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Trireme

Noun

Singular:
trireme
Plural:
triremes

Origin of Trireme

  • Latin trirēmis tri- tri- rēmus oar erə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin trirēmis, from tri- + rēmus (“oar”).

    From Wiktionary

Trireme Sentence Examples

  • For the first time since the Greek trireme the ship reemerged as a weapon in its own right.

  • Many Friends will know that the second edition of The Athenian trireme was published in July.

  • Except for the trireme none of these galleys had outriggers they were all worked over the gunwale.

  • In the Persian War Paros sided with the Persians and sent a trireme to Marathon to support them.

  • Many Friends will know that the second edition of The Athenian Trireme was published in July.

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