penteconter

== English == === Alternative forms === pentaconter === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek πεντηκόντορος (pentēkóntoros, literally “fifty-oared”). === Noun === penteconter (plural penteconters) (history, obsolete) A galley-type Grecian vessel with fifty oars. Coordinate terms: unireme/monoreme, bireme, trireme, quadrireme, quinquereme/pentere/pentereme, polyreme ==== Translations ==== === References === “penteconter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Further reading === penteconter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia