navarch

Example Sentences

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Many a morning had he haggled with him merrily for a fine mackerel or tunny, and the navarch recoiled in horror at his fellow-citizen’s plight.

From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns

The trireme, pulling only one of her banks, was dropping behind, her navarch leaving the tiring chase to the penteconter, but the latter hung on doggedly.

From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns

Ameinias the navarch walked the deck above the stern-cabin with nervous strides.

From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns

“Till to-morrow,” an olive-skinned Cilician navarch had spoken.

From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns

Here an Æginetan galley dropped behind, yonder a Corinthian navarch suffered his men to back water.

From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns