"bireme" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: biremes [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin birēmis. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|birēmis}} Learned borrowing from Latin birēmis Head templates: {{en-noun}} bireme (plural biremes)
  1. (historical, nautical) An ancient galley having two banks of oars, one above the other. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Nautical, Two, Watercraft Related terms: unireme, monoreme, trireme, quadrireme, quinquereme, pentere, polyreme Translations (galley): biréma [feminine] (Czech), Bireme [feminine] (German), דּוּ טוּרִית (du-turit) [feminine] (Hebrew), biremo (Ido), birema [feminine] (Polish), diera [feminine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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