quinquereme
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of quinquereme
C16: from Latin quinquerēmis, from quinque- + rēmus oar
Example Sentences
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A Carthaginian quinquereme, which had been wrecked upon the coast of Italy, served as a model; and in the short space of sixty days from the time the trees were felled, 130 ships were launched.
From A Smaller History of Rome by Sir William Smith
The quinquereme was too frail to attempt a blockade or to patrol the sea lanes in all seasons.
From A History of Sea Power by William Oliver Stevens
It happened at this time that ambassadors were sent by Appius in a quinquereme, to make their way through the harbour.
From The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 by Titus Livius
Polybios tells us that the crew of a Roman quinquereme in the first Carthaginian War, at a battle fought in 256 b.c., numbered 300, in addition to 120 soldiers.
From Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships by George C. V. Holmes
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 R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
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