Main Entry: ar·go·sy

Pronunciation: \ˈär-gə-sē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ar·go·sies

Etymology: modification of Italian ragusea Ragusan vessel, from Ragusa, Dalmatia (now Dubrovnik, Croatia)

Date: 1581

1 : a large ship; especially : a large merchant ship <three of your argosies are…come to harbor — Shakespeare>
2 : a fleet of ships
3 : a rich supply <an argosy of railway folklore — F. P. Donovan>