ˈärgəsē, ˈȧg-, -si noun
( -es )
Etymology: alteration of earlier ragusye, from Italian ragusea Ragusan vessel, from Ragusa, port of Dalmatia (now Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia)
1. : a large ship ; especially : a richly laden merchant ship
three of your argosies are … come to harbor — Shakespeare
2. : a fleet of ships or of anything likened to ships
white clouds sailed in splendid argosies across the sea of the sky — B.A.Williams
3. : a rich store or supply : storehouse
an argosy of railway folklore for all time — F.P.Donovan