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

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

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

Strong ropes were attached to it and carried out to a quinquereme.

From The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Fuller, Robert H.

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

Individuals of means, or groups of individuals, pledged each a quinquereme, fully equipped, for a new fleet, asking reimbursement from the government only in case of victory.

From A History of Sea Power by Stevens, William Oliver