How to Use trireme in a Sentence
trireme
noun-
Greek triremes sank his ships at Salamis, and Xerxes fled back across the Hellespont, abandoning his army to destruction.
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John Nagl,
WSJ,
2018-04-16
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New technologies of destruction have appeared throughout history, from the trireme and gunpowder in past centuries to biological and nuclear weapons in more modern times.
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Paul R. Pillar,
New York Times,
2018-06-19
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