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trieris

trieris, with three banks of oars. Only as subst f. (sc. navis), a galley with three banks of oars, trireme

trĭēris, e, adj., = τριήρης, having three ranges of oars.
  • I Adj.: navis, Auct. B. Afr. 44, 2.—
  • II Subst.: trĭēris, is, f., a ship or galley of three ranges of oar-banks, a trireme, Nep. Alcib. 4, 3; Inscr. Orell. 3610; 3612; 3617 sq.; cf. Isid. Orig. 19, 1, 10; Vulg. Isa. 33, 21; id. Dan. 11, 30.

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