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noun greek

ā^phractus

gen. ā^phracti · gender feminine · decl. 2nd
or , , , = ἄφρακτος (uncovered, sc. ναῦς, hence)
a long vessel without a deck •
a long vessel without a deck (in pure Latin, navis aperta; only in Cic.): Navigavimus tardius propter aphractorum Rhodiorum imbecillitatem, Cic. Att. 5, 13, 1: detraxit viginti ipsos dies aphractus Rhodiorum, id. ib. 6, 8, 4: aphracta Rhodiorum habebam, id. ib. 5, 11, 4; so id. ib. 5, 12, 1.
Perseus ID: n2999 Key: aphractus