aphractus
aphractus, (uncovered), a ship without a deck, open boat
ā̆phractus, i, f., or ā̆phractum, i, n., = ἄφρακτος (uncovered, sc. ναῦς, hence),
- 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.
aphractus, ī, f. (ἄφρακτος), vaisseau non ponté : Cic. Att. 6, 8, 4 || pl. n. aphracta Cic. Att. 5, 11, 4 ; 5, 12, 1, même sens.
aphractus ī, f
- , ἄφρακτος(uncovered), a ship without a deck, open boat.
APHRACTUS
APHRACTUS[NAVIS]
Aphractus
(ἄφρακτος ναῦς), called also navis aperta. A ship which had no deck, but was merely covered with planks in the fore and after part, as is represented in the following cut, taken from a coin of Corcyra.
The ships which had decks were called κατάφρακτοι, and tectae or stratae. See Navis.