QUINQUEREMES

Noun

quinqueremes

plural of quinquereme

Source: Wiktionary


QUINQUEREME

Quin"que*reme, n. Etym: [L. quinqueremis; quinque five + remus an oar: cf. F. quinquérème]

Definition: A galley having five benches or banks of oars; as, an Athenian quinquereme.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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