quinquereme

Etymology
From, from +  +.

Noun

 * 1)  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.
 * 2) * 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.

Related terms

 * /monoreme/penteconter

Etymology
From