Meaning of ARGOSY
| Pronunciation: | | 'ârgusee
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| | Definition: | | [n] one or more large merchant ships |
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| | Definition: | | \Ar"go*sy\, n.; pl. {Argosies}. [Earlier ragusy, fr.
ragusa meaning orig. a vessel of Ragusa.]
A large ship, esp. a merchant vessel of the largest size.
Where your argosies with portly sail . . . Do overpeer
the petty traffickers. --Shak.
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| | Related Terms: | | armada, bark, boat, bottom, bottoms, bucket, coast guard, craft, division, escadrille, fleet, flotilla, hooker, hulk, hull, keel, leviathan, line, marine, merchant fleet, merchant marine, merchant navy, mosquito fleet, Naval Construction Battalion, naval forces, naval militia, naval reserve, navy, packet, RN, Royal Navy, Seabees, ship, shipping, ships, squadron, task force, task group, tonnage, tub, United States Navy, USN, vessel, watercraft, whaling fleet |
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