BIREME


Meaning of BIREME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbī-ˌrēm ]

noun

Etymology: Latin biremis, from bi- + remus oar — more at row

Date: 1662

: a galley with two banks of oars used especially by the ancient Greeks and Phoenicians

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