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 ● Jan. 15, 2026
“We just aim to get people to know the trireme and have fun.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 16, 2018
You get the sense that, were he sent to review an Olive Garden, he would remark, in his opening paragraph, that the bread sticks reminded him of the oars on a trireme.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2017
Intrigued by the undertaking, Greek officials offered to build an entire trireme.
From Time Magazine Archive
A Greek trireme patrolled just offshore, but it didn’t seem to have noticed their arrival.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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