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Flotilla vs Argosy - What's the difference?

flotilla | argosy |

As nouns the difference between flotilla and argosy

is that flotilla is a small fleet of warships (usually of the same class), or a fleet of small ships while argosy is a merchant ship.

As a proper noun Argosy is

Popular anglicism of the Argonautika of Apollonios Rhodios.

flotilla

English

(wikipedia flotilla)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical) A small fleet of warships (usually of the same class), or a fleet of small ships.
  • * 1919, (Ronald Firbank), (Valmouth) , Duckworth, hardback edition, page 102:
    • Toward the horizon a flotilla of fishing-boats showed immutable, pink-lacquered by the evening sun.

    argosy

    English

    Noun

    (argosies)
  • A merchant ship.
  • A merchant flotilla, fleet.
  • * 1594 , Shakespeare, :
    • Gremio, 'tis known my father hath no less Than three great argosies , besides two galliasses, And twelve tight galleys; these I will assure her, And twice as much, whate'er thou offer'st next.
  • A collection of lore.

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