quinquereme

British  

/ ˌkwɪŋkwɪˈriːm /

noun

1. an ancient Roman galley with five banks of oars on each side

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Etymology

Origin of quinquereme

C16: from Latin quinquerēmis, from _quinque- + rēmus oar

Example Sentences

Adherbal, having put the conspirators on board a quinquereme, sent it in advance, because it sailed slower than a trireme, and followed himself at a moderate distance with eight triremes.

From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Livius, Titus

We hear then of their copying a quinquereme which had fallen into their hands by accident.

From Boating by Woodgate, W. B.

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 Smith, William, Sir

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, wrecked on the Bruttian shore, furnished the model, the forests of Silo the timber, and the maritime cities of Italy and Greece, the sailors.

From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John