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aphract

aphract adjective: of a galley; having the upper tier of rowers exposed rather than shielded.

Adjective

aphract (not comparable)

  1. (historical) Of a galley; having the upper tier of rowers exposed rather than shielded

Noun

aphract (plural aphracts)

  1. A galley with the upper tier of rowers exposed.

Forms of aphract

pluralaphracts

Questions about aphract

What does aphract mean?
Aphract means of a galley; having the upper tier of rowers exposed rather than shielded.
What part of speech is aphract?
Aphract can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near aphract in the dictionary

  1. aphotometric
  2. aphototactic
  3. aphototropic
  4. aphototropism
  5. Aphra
  6. aphract
  7. Aphramor
  8. aphrasia
  9. aphrasias
  10. aphreatophyte
  11. aphredoderid

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