vessel
/ˈvɛsəl/ noun B1- Any craft designed for transportation on or in water, such as a ship, boat, or submarine.
- A craft designed for transportation through air or space.
- A container of liquid or other substance, such as a glass, goblet, cup, bottle, bowl, or pitcher.
- A person as a container of qualities or feelings. · A teacher should be a vessel of knowledge.
- A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant. · Blood and lymph vessels are found in humans; xylem and phloem vessels are found in plants.
Plural vessels
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Morrel,” said Dantès, approaching, “the vessel now rides at anchor, and I am at your service.
“Asked me questions about the vessel, the time she left Marseilles, the course she had taken, and what was her cargo.
I find my vessel fast.
“As to taking command of the vessel,” replied Morrel, “that was his duty as captain’s mate; as to losing a day and a half off the Island of Elba, he was wrong, unless the vessel needed repairs.”
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