Etymology

trireme

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Today it means: A galley with three banks of oars, one above the other, used mainly as a warship. Full definition →

Latin trirēmis
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromtrirēmis
  2. English todaytrireme

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

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