quinquereme

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noun

An ancient Carthaginian or Greek galley having three banks of oars, rowed by five oarsmen: two to an oar in each of the upper rows, and one to the lower oar.

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penterepentereme
OriginLatin quīnquerēmis →
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Meanings

nounquinquereme (plural quinqueremes)

plural quinqueremes

  1. historicalAn ancient Carthaginian or Greek galley having three banks of oars, rowed by five oarsmen: two to an oar in each of the upper rows, and one to the lower oar.

    Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir / Rowing home to haven in sunny Palestine / With a cargo of ivory, / And apes and peacocks, / Sandalwood, cedarwood, and sweet white wine.

    1902, John Masefield, “Cargoes” (poem)

    Synonyms: pentere, pentereme

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn ancient Carthaginian or Greek galley having three banks of oars, rowed by five oarsmen: two to an oar in each of the upper rows, and one to the lower oar.

Similar
penterepentereme

Origin

  1. Latinquīnquerēmis“5-oared”
  2. Englishquinquereme

From Latin quīnquerēmis (“5-oared”), from quīnque (“five”) + rēmus (“oar”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives).

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quinquereme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinquereme

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“quinquereme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinquereme. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quinquereme,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinquereme.

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