Quinquereme

Origin

From Latin quinqueremis, from quinque ("five") + remus ("oar")

Full definition of quinquereme

Noun

1. (history, nautical) An ancient Carthaginian or Greek galley having five banks of oars.
• 1902, John Masefield, “Cargoes” (poem):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.

Synonyms

• (galley) pentere
• pentereme

Related terms

• unireme/monoreme/penteconter
• bireme
• trireme
• quadrireme
• pentere
• polyreme