quinquereme
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of quinquereme
C16: from Latin quinquerēmis, from quinque- + rēmus oar
Example Sentences
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We hear then of their copying a quinquereme which had fallen into their hands by accident.
From Boating by Woodgate, W. B.
From this place, he passed over, in a quinquereme, to the nearest part of Epirus, and proceeded, by long journeys, to the Roman camp.
From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Livius, Titus
The dromon was not the low galley of the later Middle Ages but a two-banked ship, probably quite as large as the Roman quinquereme, carrying a complement of about 300 men.
From A History of Sea Power by Stevens, William Oliver
A Carthaginian quinquereme which happened to be wrecked on their coast was taken possession of by the Romans, used as a model, and one hundred and thirty ships constructed from it.
From Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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