vesselnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈves.əl/us/ˈves.əl/vessel noun [ C ] (SHIP)
formal a large boat or a ship:
a cargo/fishing/naval/patrol/sailing/supply vessel
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- The 169,000-ton vessel went down during a typhoon in the South China Sea.
- The company has five oceangoing vessels.
- A warning went out to fishing vessels in the region.
- Refugees are making hazardous journeys in unsafe vessels.
- His vessel went down off the coast of Australia.
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Boats in general
- craft
- fleet
- flotilla
- maritime
- nautical
- ocean-going
- seagoing
- shipping
vessel noun [ C ] (CONTAINER)
formal a curved container that is used to hold liquid:
The remains of some Roman earthenware vessels were found during the dig.
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Containers for liquids and gases
- aerosol
- amphora
- barrel
- bottle
- bucket
- canister
- flask
- inkwell
- jar
- jeroboam
- jerrycan
- jug
- keg
- pitcher
- vacuum flask
- vase
- vat
- vial
- water bottle
- water tank
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vessel noun [ C ] (PERSON)
literary a person who has a particular quality or who is used for a particular purpose:
As a young and spirited politician, he seems a worthy vessel for the nation's hopes.
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People in general
- beggar
- bird
- body
- breed
- bugger
- coot
- creature
- devil
- landlubber
- man
- mankind
- number
- party
- peeps
- person
- quarter
- rogue
- sort
- soul
- stiff
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vessel noun [ C ] (TUBE)
a tube that carries liquids such as blood through the body:
A heart attack is caused by the blood vessels that supply the blood to the heart muscle getting blocked.
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Substances & structures in the body
- abductor
- accessorius
- adductor
- agonist
- amyloid
- atheroma
- caecum
- grey matter
- gyrus
- hallucis
- hilum
- hilus
- lymph vessel
- peptic
- periosteum
- peritoneal
- peritoneum
- phosphatase
- vitreous humour
- xiphoid
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