vessel
11vessel — ship, *boat, craft …
12vessel — noun 1 ship/boat ADJECTIVE ▪ stranded, stricken ▪ seaworthy ▪ sailing, steam ▪ ocean going, seagoing …
13vessel — n. tube in the body 1) a blood vessel ship, boat 2) to charter a vessel 3) to launch a vessel 4) a cargo; escort; oceangoing vessel * * * [ ves(ə)l] escort oceangoing vessel [ ship, boat ] to charter a vessel [ tube in the body ] a blood vessel a …
14vessel — A ship, brig, sloop, or other craft used, or capable of being used, in navigation on water. In order to be a vessel, for purposes of an action under Jones Act, the structure s purpose must to some reasonable degree be the transportation of… …
15vessel — A conveyance for the transport of goods by water. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * vessel UK US /ˈvesəl/ noun [C] TRANSPORT ► a large boat or a ship: »Two tugboats guided the 70,000 ton vessel into port. »a cargo/container/freight vessel »a… …
16vessel — 01. The American fleet lost 2 small [vessels] in the maritime battle. 02. A [vessel] containing over 50 illegal Chinese migrants has been discovered off the waters of Washington State this morning. 03. Active Pass is often full of sailboats and… …
17vessel — vesseled; esp. Brit., vesselled, adj. /ves euhl/, n. 1. a craft for traveling on water, now usually one larger than an ordinary rowboat; a ship or boat. 2. an airship. 3. a hollow or concave utensil, as a cup, bowl, pitcher, or vase, used for… …
18vessel — [[t]ve̱s(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ vessels 1) N COUNT A vessel is a ship or large boat. [FORMAL] A Moroccan fishing vessel and a South Korean cargo ship collided in rough seas. ...a New Zealand navy vessel. 2) N COUNT A vessel is a bowl or other container in… …
19vessel — A marine structure intended for transportation of goods or passengers. 48 Am J1st Ship § 35. Anything floating in and on the water, built and used for navigation, regardless of form, rig, or motive power. Cope v Vallette Drydock Co. 119 US 625,… …
20vessel — n. 1 a hollow receptacle esp. for liquid, e.g. a cask, cup, pot, bottle, or dish. 2 a ship or boat, esp. a large one. 3 a Anat. a duct or canal etc. holding or conveying blood or other fluid, esp. = blood vessel. b Bot. a woody duct carrying or… …
