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TRIREME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does trireme mean?
• TRIREME (noun)
The noun TRIREME has 1 sense:
1. ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side
Familiarity information: TRIREME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("trireme" is a kind of...):
galley ((classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars)
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