And their weapons could be hidden under the rowing benches or such places.

Planking had been laid across the rowing benches in the waist, making a new deck, which seemed firm enough.

Strong men, three to a sweep, sat upon the rowing benches.

A line of men sat low on rowing benches along each side.

He and Jean faced each other from opposite rowing benches of a boat built for six.

I got out all right into the big room, if you can call it a room, where the rowing benches and the luggage are.

Two hundred of Kukon's men were now scrambling to their places on the rowing benches.

One or two seemed to hope that they might be able to hide beneath their rowing benches.

The standard galleys had 24 rowing benches on each side, with three rowers to a bench.

A moaning song came up from the rowing benches.