Meaning & use
vessel
A ship or large boat, especially one used for carrying passengers or cargo at sea.
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The cargo vessel docked at the port to unload containers from overseas.
A fishing vessel returned to harbor just before the storm hit.
A note on using this word
Vessel also names any hollow container for liquid, and, in anatomy, a tube such as a vein or artery carrying blood.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A hollow container, such as a bowl, jar, or cup, used to hold liquid.
The archaeologists uncovered a clay vessel that once held olive oil.
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