Argo

noun

Ar·​go ˈär-(ˌ)gō How to pronounce Argo (audio)
: a large former constellation in the southern hemisphere lying principally between Canis Major and the Southern Cross that is now divided into the constellations of Puppis, Vela, and Carina

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Affleck — who has long worked with Kroll at Warner Bros., including on his Oscar-winning Argo — was a key asset in promoting the film, which grossed $101.9 million globally following its April release. Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025 It will be called the Mighty Argo Cable Car and is being built by Doppelmayr, a prominent lift manufacturer based in Austria and Switzerland. John Meyer, Denver Post, 10 June 2025 The military, for example, uses data produced by thousands of buoys deployed and tracked by NOAA — called the Argo Float Network — that are considered the gold standard in ocean monitoring. Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025 Ford abandoned its stake in its robotaxi developer Argo. Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for Argo

Word History

Etymology

Latin (genitive Argus), from Greek Argō

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Argo was in 1565

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“Argo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Argo. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.

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