Bireme

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An ancient galley equipped with two tiers of oars on each side.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. an ancient galley having two banks of oars, one above the other.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An ancient galley or vessel with two banks or tiers of oars.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An ancient galley having two banks or tiers of oars.
    • Word Usage
    "To increase the driving force and the speed, they added a second and then a third bank of oars, thus producing the "bireme" and the "trireme.""
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