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quadrireme

[ kwod-ruh-reem ]

noun

  1. (in classical antiquity) a galley having four banks of oars.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of quadrireme1

1590–1600; < Latin quadrirēmis, equivalent to quadri- quadri- + -rēmis (derivative of rēmus oar)

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Example Sentences

Here, at Cape Dire, oh, there are only uncivilized Macrobii and no noble lords who could afford to buy the quadrireme!

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