The Collaborative International Dictionary
Monoxylon
Monoxylon \Mo*nox"y*lon\, n. [NL., from Gr. ?, fr. ? made from one piece of wood; mo`nos alone + ? wood.] A canoe or boat made from one piece of timber.
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monoxylon
n. A canoe or boat made from a single piece of timber.
Usage examples of "monoxylon".
The ram did not hole the monoxylon, as it would have done to a Videssian vessel.
Maniakes shouted in delight as the ram bit into the monoxylon near the stern.
Monoxylon after Monoxylon was holed or capsized by the Videssian fleet.
The monoxyla still unsunk had clearly had enough of the unequal fight with the Videssian dromons.