PENTECONTER

Etymology

Noun

penteconter (plural penteconters)

(history, obsolete) A galley-type Grecian vessel with fifty oars.

Coordinate terms

• unireme/monoreme

• bireme

• trireme

• quadrireme

• quinquereme/pentere

• polyreme

Source: Wiktionary


Pen"te*con`ter, n. Etym: [Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)

Definition: A Grecian vessel with fifty oars. [Written also pentaconter.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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