quadrireme

[ kwod-ruh-reem ]

noun

1. (in classical antiquity) a galley having four banks of oars.

Word History and Origins

Origin of quadrireme¹

1590–1600; < Latin quadrirēmis, equivalent to quadri- quadri- + -rēmis (derivative of rēmus oar)

Example Sentences

Here, at Cape Dire, oh, there are only uncivilized Macrobii and no noble lords who could afford to buy the quadrireme!

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