quadrireme

Borrowed from Latin quadrirēmis via Middle French quadrirème, equivalent to quadri- (“four”) +‎ remus (“oar”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɒdrɪriːm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɑdrəˌrim/

quadrireme (plural quadriremes)

1. (historical) A galley with four banks of oars, each rowed by two oarsmen.
   • 1568, Polybius, translated by Christopher Watson, The hystories of the most famous and worthy cronographer Polybius […] ‎^[1], London: Thomas Hacket, page 60:

     The Romanes hauing gained this prise, & ioyned hir to the Quadrireme bothe well furnished of all necessaries, kept them continnally in the entraunce, prohibiting withoute any difficultie the easie entrance of their enimies into Lilybeum.

   • 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.

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

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

quadrireme f (plural quadriremi)

1. quadrireme

quadrirēme

1. ablative singular of quadrirēmis