quadrireme

See also: quadrirème

English
Illustration of a quadrireme from an ancient Roman coin

Noun

quadrireme (plural quadriremes)

  1. (history) 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.

Translations

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kwa.driˈrɛ.me/
  • Rhymes: -ɛme
  • Hyphenation: qua‧dri‧rè‧me

Noun

quadrireme f (plural quadriremi)

  1. quadrireme

Latin

Noun

quadrirēme

  1. ablative singular of quadrirēmis
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.