单词 | quinquereme |
释义 | quinquereme/ˈkwɪŋkwɪˌriːm /noun An ancient Roman or Greek galley of a kind believed to have had three banks of oars, the oars in the top two banks being rowed by pairs of oarsmen and the oars in the bottom bank being rowed by single oarsmen.He applied mind to warfare, introducing artillery, Phoenician siege-technique, and the quinquereme....
OriginMid 16th century: from Latin quinqueremis, from quinque 'five' + remus 'oar'. |
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