Argo

noun

Ar·​go ˈär-(ˌ)gō How to pronounce Argo (audio)
: a large former constellation in the southern hemisphere lying principally between Canis Major and the Southern Cross that is now divided into the constellations of Puppis, Vela, and Carina

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Orchestration And Observability Workflow engines such as Apache Airflow, Argo or AWS Step Functions are often evaluated for pipeline coordination. Shinoy Vengaramkode Bhaskaran, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025 Ben Affleck's Argo is a real film about the ruse of making a fake film to help rescue real-life hostages in Iran. Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 4 July 2025 Its program in Austin came less than a year after the German automaker and Ford Motor Co. pulled funding from the autonomous vehicle startup Argo. Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Peter-Henry Schroeder, who played roles as diverse as a producer in the Oscar-winning Argo and a Klingon in Star Trek: Enterprise, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on June 7 at Lake City VA Medical Center in Florida. Tom Tapp, Deadline, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for Argo

Word History

Etymology

Latin (genitive Argus), from Greek Argō

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Argo was in 1565

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“Argo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Argo. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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