Quinquereme - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Quinquereme : \Quin"que*reme\, n. [L. quinqueremis; quinque five _ remus an oar: cf. F. quinqu['e]r[`e]me] A galley having five benches or banks of oars; as, an Athenian quinquereme.

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