quadrireme
UK/ˈkwɒd(ʒ)rɪriːm/US/ˈkwɑdrəˌrim/
quadrireme noun: a galley with four banks of oars, each rowed by two oarsmen.
Noun
quadrireme (plural quadriremes)
- A galley with four banks of oars, each rowed by two oarsmen.
- The Romanes hauing gained this prise, & ioyned hir to the Quadrireme bothe well furnished of all necessaries, kept them continnally in the entraunce, prohibiting withoute any difficultie the easie entrance of their enimies into Lilybeum.1568, Polybius, translated by Christopher Watson, The hystories of the most famous and worthy cronographer Polybius […] , London: Thomas Hacket, page 60
- During three decades of peace the Venetian battle fleet had stagnated, but soon, once again, reserve galleys were pushing out of the Arsenal. A colossal quadrireme constructed by the scholar-turned-shipwright Vettor Fausto was loaded with batteries of cannon.1980, Colin Thubron, Seafarers: The Venetians, page 121
Forms of quadrireme
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Origin of quadrireme
Borrowed from Latin quadrirēmis via Middle French quadrirème, equivalent to quadri- (“four”) + Latin remus (“oar”).
Questions about quadrireme
- What does quadrireme mean?
- Quadrireme means a galley with four banks of oars, each rowed by two oarsmen.
- What part of speech is quadrireme?
- Quadrireme is a noun.
- How do you pronounce quadrireme?
- Quadrireme is pronounced /ˈkwɒd(ʒ)rɪriːm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of quadrireme?
- The plural of quadrireme is quadriremes.
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