dictionary help1. The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece.
2. <astronomy> A large constellation in the southern hemisphere, called also Argo Navis. In modern astronomy it is replaced by its three divisions, Carina, Puppis, and Vela.
Origin: L. Argo, Gr.
(01 Mar 1998)
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