Look up: TRIREME

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   Trireme
   A Greek warship powered by oars and sails.
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   Trireme
   a light and fast Greek oar-powered warship; principal naval vessel for Persia, Phoenicia, and the Greek city-states; a trireme was propelled by the arrangement of 170 oarsmen in three tiers along each side of the vessel 31 oarsmen in the top tier, 27 in the middle, and 27 in the bottom; the trireme's hull was constructed from a thin shell of planks; it had an overall length of approximately 120 feet (37 m) and a beam of 18 feet (5.5 m); affixed to the front of the trireme was a bronze-clad ram designed to pierce the hulls of enemy warships.
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   Trireme
   A trireme was an ancient warship with 3 rows of oars propelled by 170 rowers. It was used by the Greeks, and copied by the Romans.
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   trireme
   [TRY-reem] A warship which had three levels of oars on each side. In battle triremes would charge other ships, smashing into them with the battering ram on their bows.
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   trireme
   [n] - ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side
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   trireme
   Ancient Greek warship with three banks of oars. They were used at the Battle of Salamis and by the Romans until the 4th century AD. Of the most common types of galleys-the bireme, trireme,...
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   trireme
   An ancient galley or vessel with tree banks, or tiers, of oars. ... Origin: L. Triremis; tri- (see Tri-) + remus an oar, akin to E. Row. See Row to propel with an oar. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   trireme
   noun ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side
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   Trireme
   `Trireme` refers to a class of warships used by the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean, especially the Phoenicians, ancient Greeks and Romans. In English, no differentiation is made between the Greek `triērēs` and the Latin `triremis`. This is sometimes a source of confusion, as in other languages these terms refer to different styles of ships. The trireme derives its name from its three rows of oars on each side, manned with one man ...
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    Trireme
    • (n.) An ancient galley or vessel with tree banks, or tiers, of oars.
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    trireme
    oar-powered warship that reached its highest point of development in the eastern Mediterranean during the 5th century . Light, fast, and ... [4 related articles]
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    trireme
    trireme In ancient Greece, a vessel with three banks of oars on each side.
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    trireme
    trireme: see galley.
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