- triaconter
- tri·a·con·ter
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triaconter
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Triaconter — Tri a*con ter, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? thirty.] (Gr. Antiq.) A vessel with thirty banks of oars, or, as some say, thirty ranks of rowers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
triaconter — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkäntə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: Greek triakontērēs, from triakonta thirty : a Hellenic galley carrying 30 banks of oars * * * triaconter /trī ə konˈtər/ noun An ancient Greek ship, perhaps with thirty men to each group of oars ORIGIN: Gr… … Useful english dictionary
