quinquereme
English
Noun
quinquereme (plural quinqueremes)
- (historical, nautical) 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.
- 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.
- 1902, John Masefield, “Cargoes” (poem):
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