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Thranite

Thranite \Thra"nite\, n. [Gr. ?, from ? a bench, form, especially the topmost of the three benches in a trireme.] (Gr. Antiq.) One of the rowers on the topmost of the three benches in a trireme.

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thranite

n. (context historical Ancient Greece English) One of the rowers on the topmost of the three benches in a trireme.

Usage examples of "thranite".

Because trh outrigger could maintain its projection width when the hull narrowed aft, there were 31 thranite rowers to 27 thalamites and 27 zygites per side.