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Definition of Penteconter

Penteconter
Penteconter Pen"te*con`ter, n. [Gr. ? (sc. ?), fr. ? fifty.] (Gr. Antiq.) A Grecian vessel with fifty oars. [Written also pentaconter.]

Meaning of Penteconter from wikipedia

- The penteconter (alt. spelling pentekonter, pentaconter, pentecontor or pentekontor; Gr****: πεντηκόντερος, pentēkónteros, "fifty-oared"), plural penteconters...
- maximum beam width of around 10 feet (3 m). It was modified from the penteconter, a ship that had only one set of oars on each side, the bireme having...
- of ironclad, heavy gunboats designed for coastal or colonial service Penteconter An ancient warship propelled by 50 oars, 25 on each side Pinisi (or Phinisi)...
- Ancient Balan**** Boita Borobudur ship Dhow Fire ship Galley Penteconter Bireme Trireme Quadriremes Tessarakonteres Dromon Junk K'un-lun po Lepa Mtepe...
- a forerunner or early version of a boat type that became known as a penteconter. The boat was built with a variety of wood from around the region of...
- Balan**** Bangka Catamaran Coracle Dhow Dragon boat Dugout canoe Galley Penteconter Liburna Longship Multihull Navis lusoria Obelisk ship Outriggers Polyremes...
- (e)i·cosi·te·tra·go·n e.g. ei·cos·a·pent·a-en·o·ic acid e.g. tri·a·con·ta·hed·ron e.g. penteconter e.g. pentecost e.g. Septuagint e.g. ses·qui·cen·ten·ni·al e.g. sem·i·quin·cen·ten·ni·al...
- soldiers shouted at the water. New bridges were constructed by lashing penteconters and triremes together. 360 ships were used to construct the northeasterly...
- manned with one man per oar. The early trireme was a development of the penteconter, an ancient warship with a single row of 25 oars on each side (i.e.,...
- Ancient Balan**** Boita Borobudur ship Dhow Fire ship Galley Penteconter Bireme Trireme Quadriremes Tessarakonteres Dromon Junk K'un-lun po Lepa Mtepe...