ναῦς
"a ship", Hom., etc.; ἐν νήεσσι or ἐν νηυσίν "at the ships", i. e. in the camp formed by the ships drawn up on shore, Il.; ναῦς μακραί, Lat. naves longae, ships of war, which were built long for speed, while the merchant-vessels (ναῦς στρόγγυλαι, γαῦλοι, ὁλκάδες) were round-built, Hdt., etc