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vessel

vessel

698 3.3
A large boat or ship used for travel on water
  • noun
  • /ˈvɛsəl/
: embarcación
  • The large cargo vessel docked at the port to unload its shipment of goods.
  • fishing vessels
  • commercial vessels
  • cargo vessels

So we used the chase vessel to tell us in.

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Examples

  • It's about coming up to midnight and he's just finishing his, his shift and he sees a small vessel approaching very fast.

  • Our rescue vessel from Remulak is coming tonight.

  • This is the vessel that carried my father.

  • It's a weird looking vessel and it's just, it's really, really big.

  • We build a vessel to survive the storm.

  • The German crew assigned to test the vessel completed its tests by the middle of September.

    Academic text (1999)
  • "We have no information of any Chinese vessels carrying nuclear weapons in the South China Sea.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The licensing of these fishing vessels would become a source of income for their government.

    Academic text (2017)
  • This illegal fishing by foreign vessels started to outsize the catch of locals whose water this was.

  • You're on a seafaring vessel named the Ombak Penari.

Synonyms

ship
vsvessel
∞ 1.0

A large boat that carries people or goods across the sea

is the general term for any large water vehicle for travel
boat
vsvessel
∞ 1.0

A small vehicle used on water to carry people, like a rowboat or motorboat

indicates a larger class of water vehicles used for travel
craft
vsvessel
141 4.6

A vehicle that travels on water, in air, or in space

is narrower, focusing only on vehicles that travel on water
ferry
vsvessel
137 1.3

A boat or ship that carries people, cars, and goods across water on a regular schedule

is a general large-water term and not limited to scheduled crossings
yacht
vsvessel
130 5.3

A large expensive boat for pleasure and sometimes for racing, often with sails and sometimes a motor

is the broad travel term that includes working and passenger uses
freighter
vsvessel
83 4.0

A large ship that carries goods between ports for sale

is the general travel vehicle term, not specifically commercial
lifeboat
vsvessel
72 1.5

A strong boat kept on a ship or on the shore to save people in danger at sea

is the broader travel vehicle category not reserved for rescue use
sailboat
vsvessel
48 1.1

A small boat that moves by wind using sails

covers larger and smaller travel vehicles not limited to sails
cargo ship
vsvessel
26 3.0

A large ship that carries goods between ports

is broader, covering large water vehicles beyond commercial transport
tugboat
vsvessel
19 2.6

A small strong boat that pushes or pulls large ships in harbours and rivers

is the broader travel vehicle term, not a tug or assistance craft
riverboat
vsvessel
18 2.5

A boat that travels on a river, often used for tours or fun

is the general travel term that includes sea use as well
schooner
vsvessel
11 9.3

A sailing ship with two or more masts and a shorter front mast

is the general term including modern and historical large water vehicles
merchant ship
vsvessel
7 3.4

A ship that carries goods to sell

is the general label for large water travel, not only trade use
sailing ship
vsvessel
7 2.9

A large ship moved by sails, usually with more than one mast

is the general travel label that does not specify sail power
fishing vessel
vsvessel
  • Specialized
6 3.2

A boat or ship used to catch fish, often with tanks to keep the fish alive

is the wider travel vehicle term, not specific to fishing tasks
longboat
vsvessel
  • Archaic
5 7.0

A large boat carried on a ship to move people or goods between ship and shore

is the general term for large seagoing travel vehicles
cargo vessel
vsvessel
4 3.4

A ship that carries goods, often in containers

is the general travel vehicle term, not limited to carrying cargo
watercraft
vsvessel
4 3.9

A boat or ship that carries people and things on water

is a similar large-water focus but usually implies larger size
merchant vessel
vsvessel
3 5.1

A ship that carries goods or passengers for business and is not part of a navy

is the broader travel term that can include noncommercial uses
ferryboat
vsvessel
3 2.6

A boat that carries people and cars across water on a regular route

is the broader travel category not tied to fixed routes
sailing vessel
vsvessel
2 3.7

A boat with sails that uses wind to move

is the general large-water travel term regardless of propulsion
surface ship
vsvessel
  • Specialized
2 4.9

A military ship that moves and fights on the water's surface, not underwater

is the general travel term that includes nonmilitary uses
sailing boat
vsvessel
  • UK
1 1.4

A small boat that uses sails to move and usually has one mast

means a broader class of large water travel vehicles, not only sails
container vessel
vsvessel
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A large ship that carries many shipping containers across the sea

is the general category not focused on a particular cargo system
sea boat
vsvessel
1 3.1

A small ship that travels safely on the open sea

is more general, covering large water vehicles for any waterways
packet boat
vsvessel
  • Archaic
1 7.5

A boat that carries mail and sometimes people and goods on a regular route

is more general, not limited to scheduled mail services
mail boat
vsvessel
1 2.8

A boat that carries mail to islands and remote places

is the general term for large water travel, not mail-specific
paddleboat
vsvessel
1 3.2

A large river boat with big wheels that push water to move

is broader, covering many propulsion types and open water uses
river boat
vsvessel
1 2.9

A boat that carries people or goods along a river

is the larger category including sea and river travel vehicles
fishboat
vsvessel
2.8

A boat used for catching or carrying fish

is broader, covering many types of large water travel beyond fishing
war vessel
vsvessel
  • Specialized
5.1

A ship a government uses for fighting at sea

is the wider travel vehicle term not specialized for combat
mailboat
vsvessel
5.5

A boat that carries mail and small supplies to islands and remote places

is the broad travel vehicle term beyond mail delivery roles
pilot boat
vsvessel
  • Specialized
3.9

A small boat that takes a person who guides large ships into and out of port

is the general large-water travel term not limited to pilot transfer
weather ship
vsvessel
  • Archaic
7.4

A ship at sea that collects and sends weather information

is a general sea travel term not specialized for scientific observation

Idioms

To become very angry or upset in a way people notice

Compounds

62 2.2

A tube in the body that carries blood, like an artery or vein

fishing vessel
  • Specialized
6 3.2

A boat or ship used to catch fish, often with tanks to keep the fish alive

4 3.4

A ship that carries goods, often in containers

A ship that carries goods or passengers for business and is not part of a navy

A boat with sails that uses wind to move

A person who feels deeply hurt and cannot cope

container vessel
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A large ship that carries many shipping containers across the sea

A container like a cup or mug for holding liquids to drink

1 9.9

A person, often a woman, thought to be less strong in body or character, an old unfair idea

broken vessel
  • Specialized
3.8

A tube that carries blood that has burst and caused bleeding

capillary vessel
  • Specialized
4.9

A very small blood vessel that lets oxygen and nutrients pass to body cells

arterial blood vessel
  • Specialized
3.6

A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the body

lymphatic vessel
  • Specialized
6.7

A thin tube that carries clear tissue fluid back into the blood

lymph vessel
  • Specialized
5.8

A thin tube in the body that carries a clear fluid back to the blood

seed vessel
  • Specialized
5.2

The part of a plant that holds the small parts that grow into new plants after flowering

war vessel
  • Specialized
5.1

A ship a government uses for fighting at sea

How Big

liner
24 3.2
vessel
698 3.3
boat
∞ 1.0
dinghy
18 4.8

Surface Forms

vessel singular
vessels plural

Etymology

The word vessel first meant a 'container' from Latin vas and later came to mean a ship because a ship is a large container that carries people or goods. That's why we call a boat or large ship a vessel.