a hollow utensil, e.g. a jug, cup, or bowl, for holding liquid, etc
a large hollow structure designed to float on and move through water carrying a crew, passengers, or cargo; a ship
a tube or canal, e.g. an artery, in which a body fluid is contained and conveyed or circulated
a conducting tube in a plant
esp in biblical use, a person into whom some quality, e.g. grace, is infused
[Middle English via Old French from late Latin vascellum, dimin. of Latin vas vase, vessel]