argonauts

English - Turkish

Definition of argonauts in English Turkish dictionary

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Argonaut

{i} argonot [mit.]

Argonaut

{i} altın postu arayan yason'un kahraman gemicisi

Argonaut

{i} altına hücumda kalifoniya'ya giden kimse

Argonaut

argonot

argonaut

altın arayıcısı argonot altın postu arayan yason'un kahraman gemicisi

English - English

Definition of argonauts in English English dictionary

{i} (Greek mythology) group of adventurers led by the hero Jason who traveled to Colchis by ship in search of the magical Golden Fleece

in ancient Greek stories, a group of strong, brave men who sailed with Jason in the ship Argo to find the Golden Fleece. In Greek legend, a band of 50 heroes who went with Jason in the ship Argo to retrieve the Golden Fleece from the grove of Ares at Colchis. They had many adventures before arriving at Colchis, from which they were eventually forced to flee, pursued by Medea's father, Aeë tes. The Argo eventually returned to Jason's home kingdom (Iolcus) and was placed in a grove sacred to Poseidon; Jason died when its prow toppled as he was resting in its shadow

plural of argonaut

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Argonaut

Team name for the Toronto, Ontario franchise of the Canadian Football League (CFL)

argonaut

A pelagic octopus of the genus Argonauta

argonaut

{n} one who attended Jason in his voyage after the golden fleece

Argonaut

Any of several ships and submarines of the British and US navies

Argonaut

One of the members of the Argo who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece

Argonaut

{i} adventurer in Greek mythology who traveled to Colchis by ship in search of the Golden Fleece

argonaut

cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells

argonaut

someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure

argonaut

One of those who went to California in search of gold shortly after it was discovered there in 1848

argonaut

A cephalopod of the genus Argonauta

argonaut

{i} adventurer, one who goes on dangerous quests; one who emigrated to California (USA) in search of gold

argonaut

Any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece

argonaut

An adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest

argonaut

(Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason on the Argo in search of the Golden Fleece

argonaut

(Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason on the Argo in search of the Golden Fleece someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure

argonaut

A pelagic octopus of the genus Argonautidae

Turkish pronunciation

ärgınôts

Pronunciation

/ˈärgəˌnôts/ /ˈɑːrɡəˌnɔːts/

Etymology

[ 'är-g&-"not, -"nä ] (noun.) 14th century. Latin Argonautes, from Greek ArgonautEs, from ArgO, ship in which the Argonauts sailed + nautEs sailor; more at NAUTICAL.