quinquereme

Meanings

Plural: quinqueremes

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.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

pentere, pentereme

Scrabble Score: 31

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Words With Friends Score: 35

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