vessel

nounB1 · Intermediate

A big boat or ship, or a tube in the body.

Meanings of «vessel»

1 · noun

a large ship or boat

The vessel sailed slowly across the calm sea.

2 · noun

a tube or container that holds or carries liquid

Doctors found a blocked vessel near his heart.

Similar: container tube artery

Translation

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«vessel» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

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ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

a thing that carries people on water

boatthe usual word; often smallWe sat in a small boat on the lake.

shipa big boat that goes on the seaA huge ship entered the harbor.

vesselformala formal word for any ship or large boatThe vessel sank in the storm.

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