large boat (noun)

  • 61steamboat — UK [ˈstiːmˌbəʊt] / US [ˈstɪmˌboʊt] noun [countable] Word forms steamboat : singular steamboat plural steamboats a large boat that moves by steam power …

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  • 62vessel */*/ — UK [ˈves(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms vessel : singular vessel plural vessels 1) formal a large boat or ship New Zealand has banned vessels carrying nuclear weapons. a fishing/navy vessel 2) biology a tube in people, animals, or plants… …

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  • 63whaler — UK [ˈweɪlə(r)] / US [ˈweɪlər] / US [ˈhweɪlər] noun [countable] Word forms whaler : singular whaler plural whalers 1) a large boat used for hunting whales 2) someone whose job is to hunt whales …

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  • 64cruiser — [ˈkruːzə] noun [C] 1) a fast military ship 2) a large boat with a motor that is used for sailing in for pleasure …

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  • 65ship*/*/*/ — [ʃɪp] noun [C] I a very large boat that is used for carrying people or goods long distances His ship sailed from Pearl Harbor on Monday.[/ex] a cargo/cruise ship[/ex] There were over 350 passengers aboard ship.[/ex] II verb [T] ship [ʃɪp] 1) to… …

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  • 66vessel — [ˈves(ə)l] noun [C] 1) formal a large boat or ship 2) a tube in people, animals, or plants through which liquid flows 3) formal a container for liquids …

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  • 67vessel — ► NOUN 1) a ship or large boat. 2) a hollow container used to hold liquid. 3) a tube or duct conveying a fluid within an animal body or plant structure. 4) (in or alluding to biblical use) a person regarded as embodying a particular quality:… …

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  • 68ves´sel|like´ — ves|sel «VEHS uhl», noun. 1. a) any large boat; ship, especially one larger than a canoe or rowboat, designed or equipped for conveying passengers and cargo: »Ocean liners and other vessels are usually docked by tugboats. b) Law. any floating… …

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  • 69ves|sel — «VEHS uhl», noun. 1. a) any large boat; ship, especially one larger than a canoe or rowboat, designed or equipped for conveying passengers and cargo: »Ocean liners and other vessels are usually docked by tugboats. b) Law. any floating structure.… …

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  • 70drift net — noun a large fishnet supported by floats; it drifts with the current • Hypernyms: ↑fishnet, ↑fishing net * * * noun : a large net that is arranged to drift with the tide or current and that is either buoyed up by floats or attached to a drift… …

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