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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

triremis

;

tri-

(see

) +

remus

an oar, akin to E.

row

. See Row to propel with an oar.]

(Class. Antiq.)

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

Noun.

[L. triremis; tres and remus.] A galley or vessel with three benches or ranks of oars on a side.

See also: trireme and Trireme

trirème

trirème f ‎(plural trirèmes)