
1) Ancient ships 2) Ancient vessels 3) Battle of Salamis vessels 4) Galleys of yore 5) Oar-powered warships 6) Old sea-war vessels 7) Part of the Roman fleet 8) Some Roman galleys 9) They had three banks of oars 10) Three-masted ships 11) Three-tiered galleys 12) War galleys
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Nautical. An ancient galley or warship, having three tiers of oars on each side. The fastest ship in antiquity, it was the standard battleship of the ancient Greeks and Persians.
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