English

Illustration of a quadrireme from an ancient Roman coin

Noun

quadrireme ‎(plural quadriremes)

1. (historical, nautical) a galley with four banks of oars, each rowed by two oarsmen.
   • 1980, Colin Thubron, Seafarers: The Venetians, page 121:

     During three decades of peace the Venetian battle fleet had stagnated, but soon, once again, reserve galleys were pushing out of the Arsenal. A colossal quadrireme constructed by the scholar-turned-shipwright Vettor Fausto was loaded with batteries of cannon.

Related terms

• unireme/monoreme
• bireme
• trireme
• quinquereme/pentere
• polyreme

Translations

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwa.dri.ˈrɛ.me/
• Rhymes: -ɛme
• Hyphenation: qua‧dri‧rè‧me

Noun

quadrireme f ‎(plural quadriremi)

1. quadrireme

Latin

Noun

quādrirēme

1. ablative singular of quādrirēmis