Definition
An ancient galley or warship with two rows of oars on each side; a type of vessel used by Greeks and Romans.
Etymology
From Latin 'biremis' (from 'bi-' meaning two and 'remus' meaning oar). The term describes vessels from ancient Mediterranean navies (600 BCE - 300 CE).
Kelly Says
Biremes were the fighter jets of the ancient Mediterranean—their two-row oar design made them faster and more maneuverable than earlier single-row ships. The Battle of Salamis (480 BCE) was decided by Athenian biremes defeating Persian triremes.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሁለት ማህበር
hulut maheber
ARالعربية
بِرِيمَة
bi-re-mah
BNবাংলা
দ্বি-জাহাজ
dwi-jahaaj
CACatalà
bireme
bee-reh-meh
CSČeština
bireme
bee-reh-meh
DADansk
bireme
bee-reh-meh
DEDeutsch
Bireme
bee-reh-meh
ELΕλληνικά
διπλοίς
di-plo-is
ESEspañol
bireme
bee-reh-meh
FAفارسی
دو قایقی
do-ye gha-ye-qi
FISuomi
bireme
bee-reh-meh
FRFrançais
bireme
bee-rem
HEעברית
בִּירֵמָה
bi-re-mah
HIहिन्दी
द्वि-जहाज
dwi-jahaaz
HUMagyar
bireme
bee-reh-meh
IDBahasa Indonesia
bireme
bee-reh-meh
ITItaliano
bireme
bee-reh-meh
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ ទន្លេ
pra-pov-th ton-le
MSBahasa Melayu
bireme
bee-reh-meh
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လည် ပြောင်း
pyan-li pyaung
NLNederlands
bireme
bee-reh-meh
NONorsk
bireme
bee-reh-meh
PLPolski
bireme
bee-reh-meh
PTPortuguês
bireme
bee-reh-meh
RORomână
bireme
bee-reh-meh
RUРусский
бирема
bi-re-ma
SVSvenska
bireme
bee-reh-meh
SWKiswahili
bireme
bee-reh-meh
TAதமிழ்
இரட்டை படகு
irattai padagu
TEతెలుగు
ద్వి-నౌక
dvvi-nauka
THไทย
เรือสองใบ
ruea song bai
TRTürkçe
bireme
bee-reh-meh
UKУкраїнська
бірема
bi-rema
URاردو
بِرِيمَة
bi-re-mah
VITiếng Việt
bireme
bee-reh-meh
ZH中文
双桨船
shuāng jiǎng chuán