vessel

Meaning

A ship or large boat.

a ship or boat; a container for holding liquids

A ship or large boat; also a container for holding liquids or a tube in the body that carries blood.

Example Sentences

The vessel carried critical supplies.

The cargo vessel arrived at the port.

The fishing vessel returned safely to the harbor.

Example Expressions

blood vessel

Synonyms

ship, carrier, boat, container, receptacle, craft

Entry 1

ship, carrier

Entry 2

ship, boat, container, receptacle

Entry 3

ship, boat, craft, container, receptacle

Antonyms

structure, non-vessel, land, shore

Entry 1

structure, non-vessel

Entry 3

land, shore

Collocations

cargo vessel, blood vessel, drinking vessel, fishing vessel, large vessel, sea vessel

Entry 2

cargo vessel, blood vessel, drinking vessel

Entry 3

blood vessel, fishing vessel, large vessel, sea vessel