Definition of Dromons. Meaning of Dromons. Synonyms of Dromons

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Definition of Dromons

Dromon
Dromond Drom"ond, or Dromon Drom"on [OF. dromont, L. dromo, fr. Gr. dro`mwn light vessel, prob. fr. dramei^n to run. See Dromedary.] In the Middle Ages, a large, fast-sailing galley, or cutter; a large, swift war vessel. [Hist. or Archaic] --Fuller. The great dromond swinging from the quay. -- W. Morris.

Meaning of Dromons from wikipedia

- standard rig for the dromon, with the traditional square sail gradually falling from use in medieval navigation. These 6th-century dromons were single-banked...
- the standard rig for the dromon, with the traditional square sail gradually falling from use in medieval navigation. The dromons that Procopius describes...
- including Venice, Genoa, and Pisa. Their merchant galleys were similar to dromons, but without heavy weapons and both faster and wider. The largest types...
- Register of Ukraine (Регістр судноплавства України) RU (РУ) 1998 Kyiv No Dromon Bureau of Shipping DBS 2003 Piraeus No Overseas Marine Certification Services...
- Fire ship Galley Penteconter Bireme Trireme Quadriremes Tessarakonteres Dromon Junk K'un-lun po Lepa Mtepe Uru Post-classical Balinger Benawa Birlinn Bomb...
- height, and thus emplo**** 120 rowers. Biremes were galleys, galle****es, dromons, and small pleasure crafts called pamphyles. The next development, the...
- 10th century development of a dromon called a galeai and which su****ded dromons with the development of a late 11th century Western (Southern Italian)...
- Army Navy Karabisianoi Maritime themata Cibyrrhaeot Aegean Sea Samos Dromon Gr**** fire Droungarios of the Fleet Megas doux Admirals Naval battles...
- battery of mixed calibers Drekar A Viking longship with sails and oars Dromons Ancient precursors to galleys East Indiaman An armed merchantman belonging...
- Army Navy Karabisianoi Maritime themata Cibyrrhaeot Aegean Sea Samos Dromon Gr**** fire Droungarios of the Fleet Megas doux Admirals Naval battles...