Definition of Tririme
Tri"reme (?), n. [L. triremis; tri-
(see Tri-) + 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.
Tri"reme (?), n. [L. triremis; tri-
(see Tri-) + 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a galley with three banks of oars, one above the other, used mainly as a warship
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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