Quinquereme is a related term of penteconter.
Quinquereme is a coordinate term of penteconter.
As nouns the difference between penteconter and quinquereme
is that penteconter is a galley-type Grecian vessel with fifty oars while quinquereme is an ancient Carthaginian or Greek galley having five banks of oars.
penteconter
English
Alternative forms
* pentaconter
Noun
(
en noun)
(history, obsolete) A galley-type Grecian vessel with fifty oars.
Coordinate terms
* unireme/monoreme
* bireme
* trireme
* quadrireme
* quinquereme/pentere
* polyreme
References
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quinquereme
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(history, nautical) An ancient Carthaginian or Greek galley having five banks of oars.
*1902 , , “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.
Synonyms
* (galley) pentere
* pentereme
Related terms
* unireme/monoreme/penteconter
* bireme
* trireme
* quadrireme
* pentere
* polyreme