vessel en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈvɛsɫ̩] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈvesəl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- (US) audio
- /ˈvɛsəl/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wāss Latin vās Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elom Latin -ulum Latin -culum Latin vāsculum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Late Latin vāscellum Old French vaisselbor. Middle English vessel English vessel Inherited from Middle English vessel, vessell (“small container”); from Old French vaissel (compare modern French vaisseau and Catalan vaixell), from Late Latin vāscellum, diminutive of vāsculum, diminutive of vās (“vase, vessel”).
Meanings
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A craft for transportation on or in water, air, or space. ▸ Any craft designed for transportation on or in water, such as a ship, boat, or submarine.
Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat.
2012 March 14, William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter, “The British Longitude Act Reconsidered”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 87:He saw now clearly that the sole crew of the vessel was these two dead men, and though he could not see their faces, he saw by their outstretched hands, which were all of ragged flesh, that they had been subjected to some strange exceptional process of decay.
1905, H. G. Wells, The Empire of the Ants:Merchants, common sailors, captains of vessels, skippers, […] naval officers of all countries, and the Governments of several states on the two continents, were deeply interested in the matter.
1873, Jules Verne, chapter I, in [anonymous], transl., Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas; […], James R. Osgood edition, Boston, Mass.: Geo[rge] M[urray] Smith & Co., →OCLC, part I, page 3:But my hope was, that if I stood along this coast till I came to that part where the English traded, I should find some of their vessels upon their usual design of trade, that would relieve and take us in.
1719 May 6 (Gregorian calendar), [Daniel Defoe], The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, […], London: […] W[illiam] Taylor […], →OCLC:
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A craft for transportation on or in water, air, or space. ▸ A craft designed for transportation through air or space.
Driven from their home system by the geth nearly three centuries ago, most quarians now live aboard the Migrant Fleet, a flotilla of fifty thousand vessels ranging in size from passenger shuttles to mobile space stations.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Quarians Codex entry:
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(dialectal, obsolete, uncountable) Dishes and cutlery collectively, especially if made of precious metals.
All his Vessell was of golde and siluer, pottis, basons, ewers, dysshes, flagons, barels, cuppes, and all other thyngis.
1523, John Bourchier, translated by Jean Froissart, Here begynneth the first volum of sir Iohan Froyssart : of the cronycles of Englande, Fraunce, Spayne, Portyngale, Scotlande, Bretayne, Flauders: and other places adioynynge.:
- A container of liquid or other substance, such as a glass, goblet, cup, bottle, bowl, or pitcher.
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(figuratively) A person as a container of qualities or feelings.
[The serpent] fit vessel, fittest imp of fraud, in whom to enter.
1667, John Milton, “Book VIII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:But they [Christian nationalists] excuse all that by saying God works in mysterious ways, and that he sent us this flawed vessel by which we can achieve the goals that we want to achieve.
2024 February 29, Tim Jonze, quoting Rob Reiner, “‘We need to reach as many people as we can’: Rob Reiner on Trump, family – and his brilliant, beloved movies”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:A teacher should be a vessel of knowledge.
I am a vessel that’s empty and useless / I am a bad seed that fell by the way
1975, Dolly Parton, “The Seeker”:But the Lord said vnto him, Goe thy way: for hee is a chosen vessell vnto me, to beare my Name before the Gentiles, and Kings, and the children of Israel.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 9:15:
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A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant.
Blood and lymph vessels are found in humans; xylem and phloem vessels are found in plants.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vessels | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| vessell | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
vessel sink · pop a blood vessel · vesselful · empty vessels make the most sound · gloeovessel · intervessel · container vessel · space vessel · collateral vessel · vessel element · cardiovessel · vesselness · vessel flute
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
splenic vessel · supply vessel · neovessel · keg · bottle · communicating vessel · expansion vessel · demijohn · goblet · amphora · tun · mug · dive support vessel · vial · Dewar vessel · sailing vessel · butt · bomb vessel · kettle · weaker vessel · pot · cup · fishing vessel · great vessel · broken vessel · motor vessel · star vessel · lymph vessel · pressure vessel · teapot · multivessel · cargo vessel · pitcher · macrovessel · glass · jug · blood vessel · cask · dorsal vessel · barrel · bowl · reaction vessel · lymphatic vessel · flask · exvessel · perivessel · nanovessel · microvessel · bucket · unvessel · diving support vessel · coasting vessel · flacket · ocean station vessel · flowerpot · lightvessel · seed vessel
Meronyms
Relateds
drinkware · :Category:Containers · watercraft
Synonyms
Translations (293)
mk сад (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · es barco (craft) · fy fet (container) · sl ladja (craft) · lo ກໍ່າປັ່ນ (craft) · sk nádoba (container) · sc feluga (craft) · is æð (craft) · it nave (craft) · be су́дзіна (craft) · mk сад (container) · ar وِعَاء (container) · gl vasilla (container) · pl naczynie (container) · mr रक्तवाहिनी (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · ru сосу́д (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · ur جَہاز (craft) · it caraffa (container) · id kapal (craft) · ru кора́бль (craft) · sk cieva (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · gl vaso (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · tg ҷогаҳ (container) · ru сосу́д (container) · is æð (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · cmn 管 (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · es vaso (container) · it vaso (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · fa-ira ظَرْف (container) · es recipiente (container) · lt gysla (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · it contenitore (container) · ky идиш (container) · ga leastar (container) · grc πλοίον (craft) · ms kapal (craft) · km ស្នាយុ (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · fa-ira آوَنْد (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · ja 船舶 (craft) · sq anë (craft) · nb fartøy (craft) · ga áras (container) · ko 배 (craft) · bg съди́на (container) · sc feluca (craft) · tk damar (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · fr vaisseau (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · pt embarcação (craft) · izh laiva (craft) · sl žíla (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · fr vaisseau (craft) · sv behållare (container) · fi säiliö (container) · lv trauks (container) · mn сав (container) · nn fartøy (craft) · te ఓడ (craft) · hu ér (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · ro recipient (container) · sh žȉla (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · lo ເສັ້ນເລືອດ (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · ml കലം (container) · kk кеме (craft) · sl plovilo (craft) · el αγγείο (container) · pdt Jefäss (container) · be су́дна (craft) · cs nádoba (container) · hi पोत (craft) · gl navío (craft) · eo vazo (container) · ga soitheach (container) · fo far (craft) · nv tsin naaʼeeł (craft) · ba тамыр (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · ca vaixell (craft) · it bastimento (craft) · uk судно́ (craft) · nl vat (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · grc ἀγγεῖον (container) · be пасу́дзіна (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · orv судьно (craft) · cs loď (craft) · ky тамыр (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · tr damar (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · be пасу́дзіна (container) · bg съд (container) · ca vas (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · ur ظَرْف (container) · it transatlantico (craft) · kk қайық (craft) · es bajel (craft) · izh alus (craft) · fr récipient (container) · fr vaisseau (container) · tg раг (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · sh су̑д (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · hu vízi jármű (craft) · uz tomir (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · cmn 容器 (container) · km ភេត្រា (craft) · mn судас (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · de Behältnis (container) · kk тамыр (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · bg ко́раб (craft) · id perahu (craft) · ar وِعَاء (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · cmn 船 (craft) · ro ambarcațiune (craft) · io vazo (container) · kum тамур (container) · gu વહાણ (craft) · es vasija (container) · uz kema (craft) · fr vase (container) · mi waka (craft) · de Wasserfahrzeug (craft) · rup vas (container) · sh бро̑д (craft) · gl recipiente (container) · fi alus (craft) · nl vaartuig (craft) · pt vasilha (container) · cs céva (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · it vascello (craft) · ro vas (container) · pt reservatório (container) · be судзі́на (craft) · ms bot (craft) · oc vaissèl (craft) · pt barco (craft) · nl hulsel (container) · tr tekne (craft) · th ภาชนะ (container) · mi peihana (container) · ar فُلْك (craft) · de Gefäß (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · sh жи̏ла (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · tg кема (craft) · ky кеме (craft) · fi astia (container) · hu véredény (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · nl vat (container) · ru су́дно (craft) · lo ເຮືອ (craft) · la vās (container) · es cascajo (container) · it imbarcazione (craft) · es casco (craft) · mi puoto (container) · fa-ira کَشْتی (craft) · uz idish (container) · tg киштӣ (craft) · vi tàu (craft) · tpi mambu (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · es vaso (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · ja 容器 (container) · sk schránka (container) · sk loď (craft) · eo ingo (container) · it brocca (container) · sk plavidlo (craft) · cy llestr (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · it chiatta (craft) · cy llestr (craft) · it bricco (container) · tr gemi (craft) · cs plavidlo (craft) · uk посу́дина (container) · cmn 血管 (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · th เส้นเลือด (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · gl perfia (container) · sc filuga (craft) · he כְּלִי (container) · de Gefäß (container) · hy անոթ (container) · ja 血管 (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · pt vaso (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · nb farkost (craft) · cmn 船隻 /船只 (craft) · de Behälter (container) · el σκεύος (container) · el σκάφος (craft) · vi mạch (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · bg съд (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · el πλοίο (craft) · mn ᠰᠤᠳᠠᠰᠤ (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · ko 그릇 (container) · vi thuyền lớn (craft) · km នហារុ (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · mk ко́раб (craft) · km សរសៃ (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · bg плава́телен съд (craft) · sh sȗd (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · it recipiente (container) · ko 관 (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · my သင်္ဘော (craft) · pdt Behelta (container) · ca recipient (container) · pl naczynie (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · txb lwāke (container) · vi hũ (container) · ga galún (container) · gu નસ (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · hu hajó (craft) · pt navio (craft) · ka ჭურჭელი (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · es tiesto (container) · fi suoni (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · tk gämi (craft) · de Boot (craft) · tft oti (craft) · kum савут (container) · sga lestar (container) · sl posoda (container) · cy llestr (container) · grc ἄγγος (container) · sv fartyg (craft) · hu edény (container) · be судзі́на (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · el δοχείο (container) · ko 용기 (container) · it barca (craft) · kk ыдыс (container) · nn farkost (craft) · hy անոթ (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · gu જહાજ (craft) · vi vò (container) · grc σκεῦος (container) · mr भांडे (container) · fy doaze (craft) · el αγγείο (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · ota تكنه (craft) · be су́дзіна (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · ur بَرْتَن (container) · fy bokse (container) · mk пло́вило (craft) · lv vads (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · es embarcación (craft) · ka ხომალდი (craft) · ka გემი (craft) · sms leˊtt (craft) · ko 혈관 (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · alt тамыр (container) · ro vas (craft) · nci acalli (craft) · oc recipient (container) · vi tàu thuỷ (craft) · uk суди́на (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · tt тамыр (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · tg ованд (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · pt recipiente (container) · ko 선박 (craft) · izh soimi (craft) · la Latin: receptāculum (container) · be карабе́ль (craft) · gu વાસણ (container) · az gəmi (craft) · hi पात्र (container) · te పాత్ర (container) · uk корабе́ль (craft) · ug كېمە (craft) · ug تومۇر (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · hi नस (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · sh brȏd (craft) · ltg trauks (container) · et soon (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · ka ჭურჭელი (container) · fi putkilo (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · fa-ira رَگ (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · ba һауыт (container) · th เรือ (craft) · mi tīhake (container) · tg зарф (container) · az damar (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · da fartøj (craft) · de Schiff (craft) · tr kap (container) · it cuccuma (container) · mi oko (container) · mk жи́ла (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · ur باسَن (container) · bua һаба (container) · hu tál (container) · pt vaso (container) · km នាវា (craft) · pl statek (craft) · it barcone (craft) · ro vas (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · be сасу́д (tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant) · it boccale (container) · cy cwch (craft) · hi बर्तन (container)
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