Results for vessel

Definitions of vessel:

part of speech: noun

A vass or utensil for holding something: a hollow structure made to float on water, used for conveyance, etc.: a tube in which fluids, as blood, etc., are contained: a person considered as an agent of God.

part of speech: noun

A utensil for holding something, as a cup, a kettle, a barrel, & c.; a hollow structure made to float on water; a ship in general; any tube or canal for containing a liquid, as the blood in animals and the sap in vegetables, hence blood- vessels, sap- vessels.

part of speech: noun

A hollow receptacle or container, usually for liquids, as a barrel, bottle, cup, etc.; a tube or canal in the body through which a fluid passes or in which it is secreted; as, a blood vessel, etc.; any boat larger than a rowboat; a ship.

Usage examples for vessel:

• Nor was the vessel at all free from danger. "Jack Tier or The Florida Reef", James Fenimore Cooper

• The vessel had a fair, fresh breeze; therefore he arrived at Christiansand in half a day. "The Sand-Hills of Jutland", Hans Christian Andersen

• He was quickly followed by the landing- master, who touched him on the shoulder, and in perfect silence, but with a look of intense anxiety, pointed to the vessel "The Lighthouse", Robert Ballantyne

• They put off at once, keeping as close as they could to the Hassler boat, and reaching the vessel almost at the same time. "Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence", Louis Agassiz