argosy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun one or more large merchant ships

WordNet

Ar"go*sy noun
Etymology
Earlier ragusy, fr. ragusa meaning orig. a vessel of Ragusa.
Wordforms
plural Argosies
Definitions
  1. A large ship, esp. a merchant vessel of the largest size.
    Where your argosies with portly sail . . . Do overpeer the petty traffickers. Shak.

Webster 1913