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  1. Dromon

    A dromon (from Greek δρόμων, dromōn, "runner") was a type of galley and the most important warship of the Byzantine navy from the 5th to 12th centuries AD, when they were succeeded by Italian-style galleys. It was developed from the ancient liburnian, which was the mainstay of the Roman navy during the Empire.Middle English dromond and Old French dromont are derived from the dromon, and described any particularly large medieval ship.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dromon

    in the Middle Ages, a large, fast-sailing galley, or cutter; a large, swift war vessel

  2. Etymology: [OF. dromont, L. dromo, fr. Gr. dro`mwn light vessel, prob. fr. dramei^n to run. See Dromedary.]

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  1. Dromon

    The dromon was a type of galley and the most important warship of the Byzantine navy from the 5th to 12th centuries AD, when they were succeeded by Italian-style galleys. It was developed from the ancient liburnian, which was the mainstay of the Roman navy during the Empire. Middle English dromond and Old French dromont are derived from the dromon, and described any particularly large medieval ship.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. dromon

    A Saracen term denoting the large king's ships from the ninth to the fifteenth century.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dromon in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dromon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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