quadrireme
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of quadrireme
1590–1600; < Latin quadrirēmis, equivalent to quadri- quadri- + -rēmis (derivative of rēmus oar)
Example Sentences
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For, though numbers of vessels entered the Great Harbour of Alexandria daily, it was not every day that the quay was visited by so impressive a quadrireme as this; and the beautiful ship aroused curiosity.
From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Couperus, Louis
Has it to do with the quadrireme, a mutiny among the rowers?”
From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Couperus, Louis
He was surprised that the quadrireme, with Uncle Catullus on board, had not arrived from the Gulf of Acathantus, nay, was not even in sight.
From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Couperus, Louis
And some may sing of the galley-foist, and some of the quadrireme, And some of the day the xebec came and hit us abaft the beam.
From Something Else Again by Adams, Franklin P. (Franklin Pierce)
The Emperor Tiberius has confiscated all my possessions; and even my title to the quadrireme is questionable.”
From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Couperus, Louis
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