An ancient vessel with two banks of oars was called a bireme.
Slaves propel the boat with oars.
trireme
An ancient ship with two banks of oars is called a "bireme".
Bireme
Wind, solar power, propelling machinery & oars.
A vessel with two tiers of oars was/is a bireme.
slave ship
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
Oars in general are used for rowing a small water vessel which is better known as steering a canoe or a small boat that doesn't have a motor on it around in the waters.
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.
A homograph to "row" is "row." This word can have multiple meanings such as a line of objects or people, or to propel a boat using oars.