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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

QUADRIREME

n.[L. quadriremis; quatuor, four, and remus, oar. ] A galley with four benches of oars or rowers.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

QUADRIREME

Quad "ri *reme, n. Etym: [L. quadriremis; quattuor four + remus an oar: cf. F. quadrirème.] (Antiq.)

Defn: A galley with four banks of oars or rowers.

Duden Dictionary

Quadrireme

Qua d ri re me , Qua dri re me Substantiv, feminin , die |Quadrir e me |lateinisch quadriremis, zu: remus = Ruder (in der Antike ) Kriegsschiff mit vier übereinanderliegenden Ruderbänken