[ar.go.sy] n, pl -sies [modif. of It ragusea Ragusan vessel, fr. Ragusa, Dalmatia (now Dubrovnik, Croatia)] (1587) 1: a large ship; esp: a large merchant ship "three of your argosies are... come to harbor --Shak."
2: a fleet of ships
3: a rich supply "an ~ of railway folklore --F. P. Donovan"