TRIREME

trireme

(noun) ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

trireme (plural triremes)

(history, nautical, archaic) A galley with three banks of oars, one above the other, used mainly as a warship.

Anagrams

• meriter

Source: Wiktionary


Tri"reme, n. Etym: [L. triremis; tri- (see Tri-) + remus an oar, akin to E. row. See Row to propel with an oar.] (Class. Antiq.)

Definition: An ancient galley or vessel with tree banks, or tiers, of oars.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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