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bireme

[ bahy-reem ]

noun

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


bireme

/ ˈɪː /

noun

  1. an ancient galley having two banks of oars
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bireme1

1590–1600; < Latin ŧ two-oared, having two banks of oars ( bi- bi- 1 + ŧ ( us ) oar + -is adj. suffix)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bireme1

C17: from Latin biŧus , from bi- 1+ -ŧus oar
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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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