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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Argo \Ar"go\, n. [L. Argo, Gr. ?.] 1. (Myth.) The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) A large constellation in the southern hemisphere, called also Argo Navis. In modern astronomy it is replaced by its three divisions, Carina, Puppis, and Vela. [1913 Webster]