argosy
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argosies, plural;
/ˈärgəsē/,
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argosies, plural;
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A large merchant ship, originally one from Ragusa (now Dubrovnik) or Venice
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- one or more large merchant ships
- An argosy is a merchant ship, or a fleet of such ships. As used by Shakespeare (e.g., in King Henry VI, Part 3, Act 2, Scene VI; in the Merchant of Venice, Act 1, Scene III; and in The Taming of the Shrew, Act 2, Scene I), the word means a flotilla of merchant ships operating together under the ...
- Argosy was an American pulp magazine, published by Frank Munsey. It is generally considered to be the first American pulp magazine. The magazine began as a general information periodical entitled The Golden Argosy, targeted at the boys adventure market.
- A merchant ship; A merchant flotilla, fleet; Popular anglicism of the Argonautika of Apollonios Rhodios; A collection of lore
- The space-based branch of the Commonwealth High Guard. Starship-based High Guard personnel are referred to as Argos (or "aggros" by their Lancer counterparts).