trireme
Example Sentences
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To build and man the triremes required a large number of men, many from the lower economic class.
The warship's welcoming ceremony outside the naval base of Salamis included a copy of an ancient Athenian trireme and the Georgios Averof, a historic cruiser that fought in the Balkan Wars.
From Barron's
Penelope insisted on packing up her own things and the children’s, too, their books and triremes and the many pages of their journals.
From Literature
In the distance, Greek triremes floated on Long Island Sound, prepped for war.
From Literature
The work of political philosophy belongs to, yes, the candidates, but mainly the nerds of academia, think tanks and journalists, pulling their oars on the triremes of policy.
From Fox News
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
