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Argo
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece.
2. 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.