argosy

[ ahr-guh-see ]

/ ˈɑr gə si /

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noun, plural ar·go·sies.

a large merchant ship, especially one with a rich cargo.

a fleet of such ships.

an opulent supply.

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Origin of argosy

1570–80; earlier ragusy<Italian (nave) ragusea (ship) of Ragusa

Words nearby argosy

Argonauts, Argonne, Argonne Forest, argonon, Argos, argosy, argot, Argovie, arguable, arguably, argue

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How to use argosy in a sentence

No such argosy had ever set out before in pursuit of the golden fleece of happiness.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
Is not my anger terrible as I dash your argosy, your thunder-bearing frigate, into fragments, as you would crack an eggshell?
A Mortal Antipathy|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Argosy, r′go-si, n. a large merchant-vessel richly laden, esp.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
I called, stammering incoherently, after her, but her light argosy skimmed the water steadily.
The House of a Thousand Candles|Meredith Nicholson

Once more the Golden Hind was at sea steering northward, the richest argosy which had ever yet floated on the ocean.
Notable Voyagers|W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith

British Dictionary definitions for argosy

argosy

/ (ˈɑːɡəsɪ) /

noun plural -sies

archaic, or poetic a large abundantly laden merchant ship, or a fleet of such ships

Word Origin for argosy

C16: from Italian Ragusea (nave) (ship) of Ragusa

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