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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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 Franklin P. (Franklin Pierce) Adams
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 Louis Couperus
You have no cities nor no wealth: our cities are hives of humanity and our galleys, trireme and quadrireme, laden with all manner merchandise furrow the waters of the known globe.
From Ulysses by James Joyce
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 Louis Couperus
You wish to sell the quadrireme with all her contents.
From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Louis Couperus
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