Link Centre Dictionary

trireme

tri·reme

UK/ˈtɹaɪ.ɹiːm/ US/ˈtraɪˌrim/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

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

Related words

Broader terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.