penteconter (plural penteconters)
(history, obsolete) A galley-type Grecian vessel with fifty oars.
• 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
29 November 2024
(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; āthe area is well populatedā; āforests populated with all kinds of wild lifeā
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