octoremen.

Brit.

/ˌɒktəˈriːm/, U.S.

/ˈɑktəˌrim/

Forms: 1700s–1800s octoreme, 1800s– octireme.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin octo, rēmus.

Etymology: < classical Latin octo eight (see octo- comb. form) + rēmus oar (see reme n.¹). Compare Hellenistic Greek ὀκτήρης octeres n. Compare earlier quadrireme n., quinquereme n., and (in a slightly different sense) unireme n., bireme n., trireme n.In form octi- probably after quadrireme n. N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (ǫ·ktŏrīm) /ˈɒktəriːm/.

Now rare.

An ancient ship, perhaps one with eight rowers to each oar. (In quot. 1890 humorously: an eight-oared boat.) Cf. quinquereme n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [noun] > vessels propelled by oars and sails > galley > with specific number of banks of oars

quinquereme1553

quadrireme1587

trireme1601

pentereme1656

biremea1680

unireme1699

octeresa1703

octoreme1799

triaconter1859

1799 J. Charnock in Naval Chron. 1 132 Ancient galleys, called Triremes, Quadriremes, Quinquiremes and Octoremes.

1850 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 322 The trireme was the most common form; but we frequently read of quinquiremes and even of octoremes.

1890 Daily News 25 Jan. 5/2 There is a bad race between the Trial Eights, and this is how Thucydides would infallibly have described it: ‘And when the antagonistic octoremes appeared’ [etc.].

1926 W. R. Paton tr. Polybius Histories V. xvi. 7 Attalus engaged an octoreme and ramming her first and inflicting on her a fatal blow under water, after considerable resistance on the part of the troops on her deck finally sank the ship.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	octoreme
释义	octoremen. Brit. /ˌɒktəˈriːm/, U.S. /ˈɑktəˌrim/ Forms: 1700s–1800s octoreme, 1800s– octireme. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin octo, rēmus. Etymology: < classical Latin octo eight (see octo- comb. form) + rēmus oar (see reme n.¹). Compare Hellenistic Greek ὀκτήρης octeres n. Compare earlier quadrireme n., quinquereme n., and (in a slightly different sense) unireme n., bireme n., trireme n.In form octi- probably after quadrireme n. N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (ǫ·ktŏrīm) /ˈɒktəriːm/. Now rare. An ancient ship, perhaps one with eight rowers to each oar. (In quot. 1890 humorously: an eight-oared boat.) Cf. quinquereme n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [noun] > vessels propelled by oars and sails > galley > with specific number of banks of oars quinquereme1553 quadrireme1587 trireme1601 pentereme1656 biremea1680 unireme1699 octeresa1703 octoreme1799 triaconter1859 1799 J. Charnock in Naval Chron. 1 132 Ancient galleys, called Triremes, Quadriremes, Quinquiremes and Octoremes. 1850 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 322 The trireme was the most common form; but we frequently read of quinquiremes and even of octoremes. 1890 Daily News 25 Jan. 5/2 There is a bad race between the Trial Eights, and this is how Thucydides would infallibly have described it: ‘And when the antagonistic octoremes appeared’ [etc.]. 1926 W. R. Paton tr. Polybius Histories V. xvi. 7 Attalus engaged an octoreme and ramming her first and inflicting on her a fatal blow under water, after considerable resistance on the part of the troops on her deck finally sank the ship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1799
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