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vessel
[ves-uhl]
noun
a craft for traveling on water, now usually one larger than an ordinary rowboat; a ship or boat.
an airship.
a hollow or concave utensil, as a cup, bowl, pitcher, or vase, used for holding liquids or other contents.
Anatomy, Zoology.a tube or duct, as an artery or vein, containing or conveying blood or some other body fluid.
Botany.a duct formed in the xylem, composed of connected cells that have lost their intervening partitions, that conducts water and mineral nutrients.
a person regarded as a holder or receiver of something, especially something nonmaterial.
a vessel of grace;
a vessel of wrath.
vessel
/ ˈɛə /
noun
any object used as a container, esp for a liquid
a passenger or freight-carrying ship, boat, etc
an aircraft, esp an airship
anatomy a tubular structure that transports such body fluids as blood and lymph
botany a tubular element of xylem tissue consisting of a row of cells in which the connecting cell walls have broken down
rarea person regarded as an agent or vehicle for some purpose or quality
she was the vessel of the Lord
vessel
A blood vessel.
A long, continuous column made of the lignified walls of dead vessel elements, along which water flows in the xylem of angiosperms.
Other 51Թ Forms
- vesseled adjective
- unvesseled adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of vessel1
Example Sentences
The Western Ferries vessel, from which the person went overboard, is a car and passenger service.
From November 2023, the Houthis launched dozens of missile and drone attacks on commercial ships - sinking two vessels, seizing a third and killing four crew members.
Inside one or more large reactor vessels, atoms of nuclear fuel are split, releasing a large amount of heat.
Last month, a Liberian-flagged vessel carrying oil and hazardous cargo leaked and sank in the Arabian Sea, sparking fears that harmful substances could endanger the health of residents and marine life.
The FFC said the vessel, which left Sicily on Friday, was carrying humanitarian aid and had been "prepared for the possibility of an Israeli attack".
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