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a) (Greek mythology) One of the members of the Argo who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece.b) Any of several ships and submarines of the British and US navies.
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Argonaut — may refer to: * Argonaut (animal), a kind of octopus in the genus Argonauta * Jason and the Argonauts, sailors in Greek mythology * Argonauts of Saint Nicholas, a military order in Naples * Argonaut Conference, the codename for The Yalta… … Wikipedia
Argonaut — Games Logo de Argonaut Games Dates clés 1982 : Création 2004 : Fermeture Personnages clés Jez … Wikipédia en Français
argonaut — ARGONAÚT, argonauţi, s.m. 1. (mitol.) Nume dat eroilor antici greci care au călătorit pe corabia Argo spre Colchida. ♦ fig. Navigator îndrăzneţ. 2. Specie de moluscă cefalopodă din apele tropicale (Argonauta argo). – Din fr. argonaute. Trimis de… … Dicționar Român
Argonaut — Ar go*naut, n. [L. Argonauta, Gr. ?; ? + ? sailor, ? ship. See {Argo}.] 1. Any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A cephalopod of the genus Argonauta.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Argonaut — (spr. Argono), holzreiche Insel, der Ostküste von Korea gegenüber … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Argonaut — Argonaut, s. Papiernautilus … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Argonaut — (n.) sailor of the Argo, 1580s (implied in argonautic), from ARGO (Cf. Argo) + Gk. nautes sailor (see NAVAL (Cf. naval)). Adventurers in the California Gold Rush of 1848 were called argonauts (because they sought the golden fleece) by those who… … Etymology dictionary
Argonaut — [är′gə nôt΄, är′gənät΄] n. [L Argonauta < Gr Argonautēs < Argō, Jason s ship + nautēs, sailor < naus, ship] 1. Gr. Myth. any of the men who sail with Jason to search for the Golden Fleece ☆ 2. [also a ] a person who took part in the… … English World dictionary
Argonaut — Der Begriff Argonaut, Argonaute oder Argonauten (griechisch: Αργοναύτης) bezeichnet: die Helden der griechischen Argonautensage, die auf dem Schiff Argo segelten Argonauten (Kopffüßer), eine Weichtier Gattung, auch Papierboote genannt Die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Argonaut — Argonautic, adj. /ahr geuh nawt , not /, n. 1. Class. Myth. a member of the band of men who sailed to Colchis with Jason in the ship Argo in search of the Golden Fleece. 2. (sometimes l.c.) a person in quest of something dangerous but rewarding;… … Universalium
Argonaut Games — Тип Общество с ограниченной ответственностью Год основания 1982 год Расположение … Википедия
