Argo Definition
ärgō
noun
The ship in which Jason sailed in search of the Golden Fleece.
American Heritage
The ship on which Jason sails to find the Golden Fleece.
Webster's New World
Formerly, a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere, lying between Canis Major and the Southern Cross, now divided into four smaller constellations, Carina, Puppis, Pyxis, and Vela.
American Heritage
A large S constellation between Canis Major and Crux; the Ship: now subdivided into the constellations Carina, Puppis, Pyxis, and Vela.
Webster's New World
pronoun
(astronomy) Argo Navis, a large constellation in the southern hemisphere, now divided into Carina, Puppis, and Vela.
Wiktionary
Origin of Argo
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From Latin Argo, from Ancient Greek Ἀργώ (Argō), the mythical ship of the Argonauts.
From Wiktionary
Latin Argō from Greek
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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