quadrireme
See also: quadrirème
English
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Illustration of a quadrireme from an ancient Roman coin
Noun
quadrireme (plural quadriremes)
- (historical, nautical) a galley with four banks of oars, each rowed by two oarsmen.
- 1980, Colin Thubron, Seafarers: The Venetians, page 121:
- 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.
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Related terms
- unireme/monoreme
- bireme
- trireme
- quinquereme/pentere
- polyreme
Translations
galley with four banks of oars
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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwa.dri.ˈrɛ.me/
- Rhymes: -ɛme
- Hyphenation: qua‧dri‧rè‧me
Noun
quadrireme f (plural quadriremi)
- quadrireme
Latin
Noun
quadrirēme
- ablative singular of quadrirēmis