A Moroccan fishing vessel and a South Korean cargo ship collided in rough seas.
...a New Zealand navy vessel.
2. countable noun
A vessel is a bowl or other container in which liquid is kept.
[formal]
He makes decorative vessels in copper, stainless steel and silver.
...storage vessels.
3. See also blood vessel
More Synonyms of vessel
vessel in British English
(ˈvɛsəl)
noun
1.
any object used as a container, esp for a liquid
2.
a passenger or freight-carrying ship, boat, etc
3.
an aircraft, esp an airship
4. anatomy
a tubular structure that transports such body fluids as blood and lymph
5. botany
a tubular element of xylem tissue consisting of a row of cells in which the connecting cell walls have broken down
6. rare
a person regarded as an agent or vehicle for some purpose or quality
she was the vessel of the Lord
Word origin
C13: from Old French vaissel, from Late Latin vascellum urn, from Latin vās vessel
vessel in American English
(ˈvɛsəl)
noun
1.
a utensil for holding something, as a vase, bowl, pot, kettle, etc.
2. Bible
a person thought of as being the receiver or repository of some spirit or influence
a vessel of wrath
3.
any relatively large watercraft
4.
a. Anatomy and Zoology
a tube or duct containing or circulating a body fluid
a blood vessel
b. Botany
a continuous, water-conducting tube in the xylem, composed of a row of nonliving cells whose end walls have disappeared
Word origin
ME < OFr vaissel < LL vascellum, dim. of L vas, vessel
vessel in Chemical Engineering
(vɛsəl)
Word forms: (regular plural) vessels
noun
(Chemical Engineering: General)
A vessel is a large container in which a process is carried out.
The vessel was sealed and heated to a temperature of about 180-200°C for about two hours, thencooled and opened.
Vessels are used for storing and for processing materials.
A vessel is a large container in which a process is carried out.
pressure vessel, stirred vessel
Examples of 'vessel' in a sentence
vessel
We were having a great time when suddenly he burst a blood vessel.
The Sun (2016)
People traffickers steer leaky rubber boats towards the vessels and then send a distress signal to summon rescuers.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The aircraft circled the vessel for an hour before dwindling fuel reserves forced its return to Hawaii.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
About 15 per cent of strokes are the result of blood vessels bursting within the brain.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The most common strokes are caused by blocked blood vessels, which cut off blood to the brain.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But earlier this year heart experts voiced fears e-cigs could damage blood vessels almost as much as tobacco.
The Sun (2016)
Although not complete, parts of the internal structure known as the cortex can be identified as well as some blood vessels.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The Finnish researchers think being grumpy may cause internal damage, possibly to blood vessels.
The Sun (2016)
That means the blood vessels in your body could wrap around the equator four times.
Christianity Today (2000)
An annual music festival would include opera performances aboard container vessels.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Its size means it can drop anchor in small coves and fishing villages inaccessible to larger vessels.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This has a pumping effect on the blood vessels which lie in those muscles.
Chaitow, Leon The Beat Fatigue Workbook - how to identify the causes (1988)
Is not such a vessel a ship?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Smaller fishing vessels may not carry such equipment and will be tracked with cameras and radar.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It was the largest vessel of its time.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He was charged with attacking enemy shipping or vessels that might be carrying war supplies.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Was she an innocent fishing vessel?
Admiral Sandy Woodward, With Patrick Robinson ONE HUNDRED DAYS (2003)
The navy 's vessels were scattered in small squadrons across the globe.
French, David The British way in Warfare - 1688-2000 (1990)
Two barge cranes from Rotterdam will lift the containers into other vessels.
The Sun (2007)
It's the same story with surface vessels in the navy.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Cold weather makes blood vessels at the body 's surface tighten to help to keep the core of the body warm and increasing blood pressure.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Two teams of Marines left their ship at 5am and sped towards the hijacked vessel in inflatable boats.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
People stop on the roadside to gaze at the 80 enormous oil tankers, gas carriers and container vessels that line the coast.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Within another few days he is lying on the ground, exhausted and barely able to move, as clots form in blood vessels throughout his body.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In other languages
vessel
British English: vessel NOUN
A vessel is a ship or large boat.
A small fishing vessel and a cargo ship collided in rough seas.
American English: vessel
Brazilian Portuguese: embarcação
Chinese: 船
European Spanish: barco
French: vaisseau
German: Schiff
Italian: nave
Japanese: 船
Korean: 배
European Portuguese: embarcação
Latin American Spanish: barco
All related terms of 'vessel'
seed vessel
a dry fruit, such as a capsule
blood vessel
Blood vessels are the narrow tubes through which your blood flows.
escort vessel
a ship that attends another for protection , guidance , or restraint , or as a mark of honour
motor vessel
a ship whose main propulsion system is a diesel or other internal-combustion engine
merchant vessel
a ship which is part of a nation's commercial shipping
pressure vessel
a vessel designed for containing substances , reactions , etc, at pressures above atmospheric pressure
recovery vessel
a naval vessel designed to participate in the retrieval of a satellite , instrument package , or spaceship after it has re-entered the atmosphere and landed in the ocean
salvage vessel
a ship that is used in salvaging goods or property from a shipwreck
seismic vessel
A seismic vessel is a ship that is used for carrying out seismic surveys .
stirred vessel
A stirred vessel is a vessel in which a device moves to mix something.
coastguard vessel
a ship used by the coastguard
free alongside vessel
(of a shipment of goods) delivered to the dock without charge to the buyer , but excluding the cost of loading onto the vessel
Chinese translation of 'vessel'
vessel
(ˈvɛsl) (frm)
n(c)
(= boat) 轮(輪)船 (lúnchuán) (艘, sōu)
(= container) 容器 (róngqì)
1 (noun)
Definition
a ship or large boat
a Moroccan fishing vessel
Synonyms
ship
We went by ship over to America.
boat
One of the best ways to see the area is in a small boat.
craft
We sighted a small craft on the horizon.
barque (poetic)
2 (noun)
Definition
an object used as a container for liquid
plastic storage vessels
Synonyms
container
The paint is supplied in a clear, plastic container.
receptacle
a receptacle for water
can
bowl
Put all the ingredients into a large bowl.
tank
an empty fuel tank
pot
metal cooking pots
Use a large terracotta pot or a wooden tub.
drum
a drum of chemical waste
barrel
barrels of pickled fish
butt
The hose is great for watering your garden from your water butt.
vat
food cooked in huge vats of boiling fat
bin
jar
We saved each season's harvest in clear glass jars.
basin
a pudding basin
tub
jug
a jug of water
pitcher
a pitcher of iced water
urn
canister
repository
cask
see also subject word lists:
See Boats and ships
Additional synonyms
in the sense of barrel
Definition
a cylindrical container, usually with rounded sides and flat ends, and held together by metal hoops
barrels of pickled fish
Synonyms
cask,
drum,
butt,
vat,
cylinder,
tub,
keg,
firkin
in the sense of basin
Definition
a round wide container open at the top
a pudding basin
Synonyms
bowl,
dish,
vessel,
container,
receptacle
in the sense of boat
Definition
a ship
One of the best ways to see the area is in a small boat.
Synonyms
vessel,
ship,
craft,
barge (informal),
watercraft,
barque (poetic)
Synonyms of 'vessel'
vessel
Explore 'vessel' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bowl
Definition
a round container open at the top, used for holding liquid or serving food
Put all the ingredients into a large bowl.
Synonyms
basin,
plate,
dish,
vessel,
container,
mixing bowl,
receptacle
in the sense of butt
Definition
a large cask for collecting or storing liquids
The hose is great for watering your garden from your water butt.
Synonyms
cask,
drum,
barrel,
cylinder
in the sense of craft
Definition
a boat, ship, aircraft, or spacecraft
We sighted a small craft on the horizon.
Synonyms
vessel,
boat,
ship,
plane,
aircraft,
spacecraft,
barque
in the sense of drum
Definition
an object shaped like a drum
a drum of chemical waste
Synonyms
barrel,
tank,
container,
cylinder,
canister,
cask
in the sense of jar
Definition
a wide-mouthed cylindrical glass container, used for storing food
We saved each season's harvest in clear glass jars.
Synonyms
pot,
container,
flask,
receptacle,
vessel,
drum,
vase,
jug,
pitcher,
urn,
crock,
canister,
repository,
decanter,
carafe,
flagon
in the sense of jug
Definition
a container with a handle and a small spout, used for holding and pouring liquids
a jug of water
Synonyms
container,
pitcher,
urn,
carafe,
creamer (US, Canadian),
vessel,
jar,
crock,
ewer
in the sense of pitcher
Definition
a large jug, usually rounded with a narrow neck
a pitcher of iced water
Synonyms
jug,
jar,
vessel,
urn,
crock,
ewer,
carafe
in the sense of pot
Definition
a handmade piece of pottery
metal cooking potsUse a large terracotta pot or a wooden tub.