Definitions for Argonaut

Argonaut Ar·go·naut

Spelling: [ahr-guh-nawt, -not]
IPA: /ˈɑr gəˌnɔt, -ˌnɒt/

Argonaut is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 248 anagrams from letters in Argonaut (aagnortu).

Definitions for Argonaut

noun

  1. Classical Mythology. 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 lowercase) a person in quest of something dangerous but rewarding; adventurer.
  3. a person who moved to California during the gold rush of 1849.
  4. (lowercase) paper nautilus.

Origin of Argonaut

Latin Argonauta Greek Argonaútēs crewman of the ship Argo; see nautical

Examples for Argonaut

On her desk lay her own neat copy of the story which she was preparing for the Argonaut.

We have not spoken of the Chancellor as an Argonaut, of the Chancellor as a colonizer.

A week's journey from the settlements showed the Argonaut a new world.

Inconspicuously I stepped into the Argonaut and up the stairs to Blythe's room.

We waited through the day and into the sable night, but the Argonaut did not return.

He was the son of an Argonaut who had been reckless in business and most indulgent to his boy.

Indeed, the Argonaut is more properly a "sea motorcycle" than a "boat."

Every Argonaut, indeed, was a kind of explorer as well as seeker of gold.

It had wheels underneath so that it could be towed on the bottom by the Argonaut.

All first experiences, however, have not been so pleasant as that of the Argonaut's trial.

Word Value for Argonaut
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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