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What is the origin of the word trireme?
A Greek word for a Galley, a vessel developed as a warship, with three rows of oars. The Latin word is Triremis, as in Tri for three, and Remus for Oars
Ancient vessel with two banks of oars?
An ancient vessel with two banks of oars was called a bireme.
What sort of vessel was a trireme?
The Trireme was a warship powered by three tiers of oars with a ramming projection in the bow.
What is an oars-person?
Someone (male or female) who rows.
What is the definition of rows?
Propelled a boat with oars, or quarrelled with someone
Why is a trireme called a trireme?
The trireme derives its name from its three rows of oars on each side, manned with one man per oar
Ancient gallery or vessel with two banks of oars?
An ancient ship with two banks of oars is called a "bireme".
Ancient slave ship with slaves manning rows of oars?
galley
What is an ancient galley or vessel with two tiers of oars?
Bireme
What is the meaning of rows?
Rough; stern; angry., A noisy, turbulent quarrel or disturbance; a brawl., A series of persons or things arranged in a continued line; a line; a rank; a file; as, a row of trees; a row of houses or columns., To propel with oars, as a boat or vessel, along the surface of water; as, to row a boat., To transport in a boat propelled with oars; as, to row the captain ashore in his barge., To use the oar; as, to row well., To be moved by oars; as, the boat rows easily., The act of rowing; excursion in a rowboat.
An ancient galley or vessel with 2 tiers of oars?
A vessel with two tiers of oars was/is a bireme.
An ancient galley or vessel with two banks or tiers of oars?
slave ship
