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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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