QUADRIREME

Noun

quadrireme (plural quadriremes)

(history, nautical) a galley with four banks of oars, each rowed by two oarsmen.

Source: Wiktionary


Quad"ri*reme, n. Etym: [L. quadriremis; quattuor four + remus an oar: cf. F. quadrirème.] (Antiq.)

Definition: A galley with four banks of oars or rowers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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