bireme

[ bahy-reem ]

noun

, Nautical.

1. a galley having two banks or tiers of oars.

bireme

/ ˈbaɪriːm /

noun

1. an ancient galley having two banks of oars

Word History and Origins

Origin of bireme¹

1590–1600; < Latin birēmis two-oared, having two banks of oars ( bi- bi- ¹ + rēm ( us ) oar + -is adj. suffix)

Word History and Origins

Origin of bireme¹

C17: from Latin birēmus , from bi- ¹+ -rēmus oar

Example Sentences

Bitcoin believers and Saylor feel his moves to amass crypto will eventually pay massive dividends, but some investors, like Ryan Ballentine of Bireme Capital, are shorting MicroStrategy stock.

From Washington Post

Five police officers were among the 11 dead, said Chad's Minister of Territory and Public Security, Abderahim Bireme Hamid.

From Los Angeles Times

It was not many minutes before the little vessel had become a Phœnician bireme with a huge, brown mainsail hanging loosely on the mast, and barely visible oars churning the water on each side with hasty vigor.

From Project Gutenberg

A military boat called the "bireme" came into use in Greece about six or seven centuries before Christ.

From Project Gutenberg

It is probable that the Greeks did not originate the bireme, but borrowed the idea from the Phœnicians or possibly from Egypt.

From Project Gutenberg