quinquereme

/ ˌkwɪŋkwɪˈriːm /

noun

1. an ancient Roman galley with five banks of oars on each side

Word History and Origins

Origin of quinquereme¹

C16: from Latin quinquerēmis, from quinque- + rēmus oar

Example Sentences

Quinquereme, kwin′kwe-rēm, n. an ancient galley having five banks of oars.

From Project Gutenberg

Half an hour later one of the watch on a quinquereme that lay off the mouth of the Egyptian Harbor to prevent the escape of any of the Tyrian vessels heard a voice under the stern and saw the white gleam of Joel's shoulders in the water.

From Project Gutenberg

Strong ropes were attached to it and carried out to a quinquereme.

From Project Gutenberg

A Carthaginian "quinquereme," or boat with five banks of oars, drifted to the Roman coast.

From Project Gutenberg

In the trireme each diaphragma supported three, in the quinquereme five, in the octireme eight, and in the famous tesseraconteres forty seats of rowers, who all belonged to the same ‘complexus,’ though each to a different bank.

From Project Gutenberg