The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
trirème — [ trirɛm ] n. f. • XIVe; lat. triremis ♦ Antiq. Navire de guerre des Romains, des Carthaginois, etc., rapide et léger, à trois rangées de rames superposées. ⇒ galère , trière. ● trirème nom féminin (latin triremis, de tres, trois, et remus, r … Encyclopédie Universelle
trireme — [trī′rēm΄] n. [L triremis, trireme (orig., having three banks of oars) < tri ,TRI + remus, oar: see ROW2] an ancient Greek or Roman galley, usually a warship, with three banks of oars on each side … English World dictionary
Trireme — Trirēme (lat.), Ruderschiff, s. Triere [Abb. 1880] … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
trireme — c.1600, ancient ship with three rows of oars, from L. triremis, from tri three + remus oar … Etymology dictionary
trireme — ► NOUN ▪ an ancient Greek or Roman war galley with three banks of oars. ORIGIN Latin triremis, from tri three + remus oar … English terms dictionary
Trireme — In English, no differentiation is made between the Greek triērēs and the Latin triremis . This is sometimes a source of confusion, as in other languages these terms refer to different styles of ships. The trireme derives its name from its three… … Wikipedia
trireme — /truy reem/, n. Class. Hist. a galley with three rows or tiers of oars on each side, one above another, used chiefly as a warship. [1595 1605; < L triremis having three banks of oars, equiv. to tri TRI + rem(us) oar + is adj. suffix] * * * Oar… … Universalium
Trireme — Modell einer Triere Nachbau einer Triere im Schiffsmuseum Trokadero Marina, Paleo Faliro, Athen Die Trier … Deutsch Wikipedia
Trirème — Trière Pour l’article homonyme, voir Trière (rivière). Une trière (du grec ancien τριήρης / triếrês), ou trirème, ce dernier terme étant l appellation latine, est une galère de combat antique, développée à partir de la pentécontère.… … Wikipédia en Français
Trireme — Tri|re|me 〈f. 19〉 = Triere * * * Trireme [lateinisch triremis (navis) »Dreiruderer«] die, / n, die Triere. * * * Tri|re|me, die; , n [lat. triremis (navis), zu: drei u. remus = Ruder]: Triere … Universal-Lexikon
