trireme

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɹaɪ.ɹiːm/

Noun

trireme (plural triremes)

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

Related terms

• unireme/monoreme/penteconter
• bireme
• quadrireme
• quinquereme/pentere
• polyreme

Translations

• French: trirème
• German: Trireme
• Italian: trireme
• Portuguese: trirreme, trirremo
• Russian: трире́ма
• Spanish: trirreme

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