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trireme

Pronunciation: /ˈtɹaɪ.ɹiːm/

The English word “trireme” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A galley with three banks of oars, one above the other, used mainly as a warship.

Etymology

From Latin trirēmis, from tri- + rēmus (“oar”).

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