What's the difference between quinquereme and trireme?

Quinquereme

Definition:

• (n.) A galley having five benches or banks of oars; as, an Athenian quinquereme.

Example Sentences:

• (1) He wondered if we could earn our passage out to the Antipodes as oarsmen on a quinquereme.

Trireme

Definition:

• (n.) An ancient galley or vessel with tree banks, or tiers, of oars.

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