Definition of trireme in English:

trireme

noun ˈtrʌɪriːmˈtraɪˌrim

An ancient Greek or Roman war galley with three banks of oars.
Example sentencesExamples
- The force sent to Sicily consisted of 134 triremes and 27,000 men, the largest Athens had ever fielded.
- The best-known type of Greek galley was the TRIREME, with three banks of oars; a famous trireme battle took place between the Greek and Persian fleets at SALAMIS in 480 BC.
- Successive displays chronicle the Greek trireme, perhaps the ultimate statement of rowing power, the Venetian gondola, the Thames wherry, wooden-hulled lifeboats and arctic whaleboats.
- The captain of the trireme, the trierarch, was not a specialist, but a wealthy citizen who had volunteered or been appointed to take up this prestigious position.
- In 483 B.C., the Athenian statesman Themistocles persuaded his fellow Athenians to build a navy of one hundred triremes.

Origin

From Latin triremis, from tri- 'three' + remus 'oar'.

Definition of trireme in US English:

trireme

nounˈtraɪˌrimˈtrīˌrēm

An ancient Greek or Roman war galley with three banks of oars.
Example sentencesExamples
- The captain of the trireme, the trierarch, was not a specialist, but a wealthy citizen who had volunteered or been appointed to take up this prestigious position.
- The best-known type of Greek galley was the TRIREME, with three banks of oars; a famous trireme battle took place between the Greek and Persian fleets at SALAMIS in 480 BC.
- Successive displays chronicle the Greek trireme, perhaps the ultimate statement of rowing power, the Venetian gondola, the Thames wherry, wooden-hulled lifeboats and arctic whaleboats.
- The force sent to Sicily consisted of 134 triremes and 27,000 men, the largest Athens had ever fielded.
- In 483 B.C., the Athenian statesman Themistocles persuaded his fellow Athenians to build a navy of one hundred triremes.

Origin

From Latin triremis, from tri- ‘three’ + remus ‘oar’.

单词	trireme
释义	Definition of trireme in English: trireme noun ˈtrʌɪriːmˈtraɪˌrim An ancient Greek or Roman war galley with three banks of oars. Example sentencesExamples The force sent to Sicily consisted of 134 triremes and 27,000 men, the largest Athens had ever fielded. The best-known type of Greek galley was the TRIREME, with three banks of oars; a famous trireme battle took place between the Greek and Persian fleets at SALAMIS in 480 BC. Successive displays chronicle the Greek trireme, perhaps the ultimate statement of rowing power, the Venetian gondola, the Thames wherry, wooden-hulled lifeboats and arctic whaleboats. The captain of the trireme, the trierarch, was not a specialist, but a wealthy citizen who had volunteered or been appointed to take up this prestigious position. In 483 B.C., the Athenian statesman Themistocles persuaded his fellow Athenians to build a navy of one hundred triremes. Origin From Latin triremis, from tri- 'three' + remus 'oar'. Definition of trireme in US English: trireme nounˈtraɪˌrimˈtrīˌrēm An ancient Greek or Roman war galley with three banks of oars. Example sentencesExamples The captain of the trireme, the trierarch, was not a specialist, but a wealthy citizen who had volunteered or been appointed to take up this prestigious position. The best-known type of Greek galley was the TRIREME, with three banks of oars; a famous trireme battle took place between the Greek and Persian fleets at SALAMIS in 480 BC. Successive displays chronicle the Greek trireme, perhaps the ultimate statement of rowing power, the Venetian gondola, the Thames wherry, wooden-hulled lifeboats and arctic whaleboats. The force sent to Sicily consisted of 134 triremes and 27,000 men, the largest Athens had ever fielded. In 483 B.C., the Athenian statesman Themistocles persuaded his fellow Athenians to build a navy of one hundred triremes. Origin From Latin triremis, from tri- ‘three’ + remus ‘oar’.
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