- Argonaut
Argonaut may refer to:
*Argonaut (animal) , a kind of octopus in the genus "Argonauta"
* Jason and theArgonauts , sailors in Greek mythology
*Argonauts of Saint Nicholas , a military order in Naples
* Argonaut Conference, the codename forThe Yalta Conference , 1945 wartime meeting between Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph StalinIn transportation:
* "Argonaut", Simon Lake's first submarine
* USS "Argonaut", name of two submarines of the United States Navy
* HMS "Argonaut", name given to four ships of the Royal Navy
*French ship Argonaute , name of various French vessels
* "Argonaut", train operated between Los Angeles and New Orleans
* Canadair Argonaut, a version of the DC-4 airliner
*Argonaut (automobile) , an American automobile manufactured from 1959 to 1963Companies:
*Argonaut Games , a British video game company
*Argonaut Mine , a defunct gold mine in Jackson, CaliforniaOther:
*Argonaut class reactor , a type of small nuclear research reactor
*Toronto Argonauts , a team in the Canadian Football League
*Argonaut Rowing Club , a rowing club in Toronto, Ontario
*Argonaute proteins, catalytic components of the complex that mediates RNA interference
* Argonaut Island, real nameUlleungdo , drawn at incorrect coordinates on some European maps of the 19th century. Some Japanese maps reproduced the error with the label "Takeshima", causing confusion with Liancourt Rocks.
*CSTC Argonaut , commonly referred to as "Argo", located in CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick, an Army Cadet Summer Training Centre
* "The Argonaut ", a San Franciscan literary journal
*Argonaut Building , an office building in Detroit, Michigan
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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 — noun Etymology: Latin Argonautes, from Greek Argonautēs, from Argō, ship in which the Argonauts sailed + nautēs sailor more at nautical Date: 14th century 1. a. capitalized any of a band of heroes sailing with Jason in quest of the Golden Fleece… … New Collegiate Dictionary
