trireme

Example Sentences

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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

Visitors do all the rowing on the Olympias’ two-hour-long public trips, conducted near Salamis island where, in 480 B.C., outnumbered Athenian triremes vanquished a Persian armada in one of the world’s most famous sea engagements.

From Washington Times