BIREME

Meaning of BIREME in English

[ 'bʌɪri:m ]

■ noun an ancient warship with two files of oarsmen on each side.

Origin

C16: from L. biremis , from bi- 'having two' + remus 'oar'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

BIREME — bi·reme adj bireme, two-oared bi·reme n bireme
Interlingua English vocab
BIREME — noun see: row Date: 1662 a galley with two banks of oars used especially by the ancient Greeks and Phoenicians
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BIREME — ˈbīˌrēm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin biremis, from bi- bi- (I) + -remis (from remus oar) — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIREME — (n.) An ancient galley or vessel with two banks or tiers of oars.
Английский словарь Webster
BIREME — ( n. ) An ancient galley or vessel with two banks or tiers of oars.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BIREME — /buy"reem/ , n. Naut. a galley having two banks or tiers of oars. [ 1590-1600; biremis two-oared, having two banks …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIREME — n. ancient galley with 2 rows of oarsmen on each side
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BIREME — noun Etymology: Latin biremis, from bi- + remus oar — more at row Date: 1662 : a galley with two …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIREME — noun an ancient galley or vessel with two banks or tiers of oars.
Webster English vocab
BIREME — [bi.reme] n [L biremis, fr. bi- + remus oar--more at row] (1662): a galley with two banks of oars used …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIREME — bireme BrE AmE ˈbaɪ riːm ▷ bireme|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BIREME — n. hist. an ancient Greek warship, with two files of oarsmen on each side. [L biremis (as BI-, remus oar)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIREME — n. hist. an ancient Greek warship, with two files of oarsmen on each side. [ L biremis (as BI-, remus …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIREME — n. hist. an ancient Greek warship, with two files of oarsmen on each side. Etymology: L biremis (as BI-, remus …
Oxford English vocab
BIREME — (историческое) галера с двумя рядами весел
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIREME — n ист. галера с двумя рядами вёсел
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BIREME — (n) галера с двумя рядами весел
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
BIREME — n ист. галера с двумя рядами вёсел
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BIREME — n ист. галера с двумя рядами вёсел
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BIREME — (историческое) галера с двумя рядами весел
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIREME — n. Pronunciation: ' b ī - ˌ r ē m Function: noun Etymology: Latin biremis, from bi- + remus oar …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GALLEY — Large seagoing vessel propelled primarily by oars. The Egyptians, Cretans, and other ancient peoples used sail-equipped galleys for war and …
Английский словарь Британика
ZYGITE — ˈzīˌjīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek zygitēs, from zygon yoke, thwart + itēs -ite — more at yoke : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GALLEY — ˈgalē, -li noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English galeie, from Old French galee, galie, probably from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOUBLE-BANKED — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|baŋkt, -aiŋ- adjective 1. a. of a rowboat : having two banks of rowers sitting side by side b. of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GALLEY — noun ( plural galleys ) Etymology: Middle English galeie, from Anglo-French galie, galee, ultimately from Middle Greek galea Date: 13th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GALLEY — [gal.ley] n, pl galleys [ME galeie, fr. OF galie, galee, ultim. fr. MGk galea] (13c) 1: a ship or boat …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GALLEY — large seagoing vessel propelled primarily by oars. The Egyptians, Cretans, and other ancient peoples used sail-equipped galleys for both war …
Britannica English vocabulary
GALLEY — n. Large seagoing vessel propelled primarily by oars. The Egyptians, Cretans, and other ancient peoples used sail-equipped galleys for war …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GALLEY — Synonyms and related words : bakehouse, bakery, bireme, blue, blueprint, caboose, camboose, cold-type proof, color proof, computer proof, cookery, cookhouse, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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