vessel
n. large craft made for navigation on water, boat, ship; container, receptacle (especially for holding liquids); tubular duct through which bodily fluids flow (e.g. blood vessel); one who has or demonstrates a certain quality | ||||
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Vessel Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| BTS Transportation Expressions |
Vessel
Tankers used to transport crude oil and petroleum products. Vessel categories are as follows: Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC), Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), Other Tanker, and Specialty Ships Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)/Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). (DOE5)
Every description of watercraft, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water. (49CFR171)
See also Boat, Barge, General Cargo Ship, Motorboat, Towboat, Tugboat.
Tankers used to transport crude oil and petroleum products. Vessel categories are as follows: Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC), Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), Other Tanker, and Specialty Ships Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)/Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). (DOE5)
Every description of watercraft, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water. (49CFR171)
See also Boat, Barge, General Cargo Ship, Motorboat, Towboat, Tugboat.
Vessel Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Vessel
(v. t.)
To put into a vessel.
(n.)
Fig.: A person regarded as receiving or containing something; esp. (Script.), one into whom something is conceived as poured, or in whom something is stored for use; as, vessels of wrath or mercy.
(n.)
Any tube or canal in which the blood or other fluids are contained, secreted, or circulated, as the arteries, veins, lymphatics, etc.
(n.)
A hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a barrel, a firkin, a bottle, a kettle, a cup, a bowl, etc.
(n.)
A general name for any hollow structure made to float upon the water for purposes of navigation; especially, one that is larger than a common rowboat; as, a war vessel; a passenger vessel.
(n.)
A continuous tube formed from superposed large cylindrical or prismatic cells (tracheae), which have lost their intervening partitions, and are usually marked with dots, pits, rings, or spirals by internal deposition of secondary membranes; a duct.
(v. t.)
To put into a vessel.
(n.)
Fig.: A person regarded as receiving or containing something; esp. (Script.), one into whom something is conceived as poured, or in whom something is stored for use; as, vessels of wrath or mercy.
(n.)
Any tube or canal in which the blood or other fluids are contained, secreted, or circulated, as the arteries, veins, lymphatics, etc.
(n.)
A hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a barrel, a firkin, a bottle, a kettle, a cup, a bowl, etc.
(n.)
A general name for any hollow structure made to float upon the water for purposes of navigation; especially, one that is larger than a common rowboat; as, a war vessel; a passenger vessel.
(n.)
A continuous tube formed from superposed large cylindrical or prismatic cells (tracheae), which have lost their intervening partitions, and are usually marked with dots, pits, rings, or spirals by internal deposition of secondary membranes; a duct.
| WordNet 2.0 |
vessel
Noun
1. a tube in which a body fluid circulates
(synonym) vas
(hypernym) tube, tube-shaped structure
(hyponym) blood vessel
(part-holonym) vascular system
2. a craft designed for water transportation
(synonym) watercraft
(hypernym) craft
(hyponym) bareboat
(part-meronym) anchor, ground tackle
(class) clinch, clench
3. an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
(hypernym) container
(hyponym) autoclave, sterilizer, steriliser
(part-meronym) base
Noun
1. a tube in which a body fluid circulates
(synonym) vas
(hypernym) tube, tube-shaped structure
(hyponym) blood vessel
(part-holonym) vascular system
2. a craft designed for water transportation
(synonym) watercraft
(hypernym) craft
(hyponym) bareboat
(part-meronym) anchor, ground tackle
(class) clinch, clench
3. an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
(hypernym) container
(hyponym) autoclave, sterilizer, steriliser
(part-meronym) base
| Anagram |
vessel
selves
selves
| hEnglish - advanced version |
vessel
vessel
\ves"sel\, n. [of. vessel, veissel, vaissel, vaissiel, f. vascellum, dim. of vasculum, dim. of vas a vessel. cf. vascular, vase.]
1. a hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a barrel, a firkin, a bottle, a kettle, a cup, a bowl, etc. [they drank] out of these noble vessels.
2. a general name for any hollow structure made to float upon the water for purposes of navigation; especially, one that is larger than a common rowboat; as, a war vessel; a passenger vessel. [he] began to build a vessel of huge bulk.
3. fig.: a person regarded as receiving or containing something; esp. (script.), one into whom something is conceived as poured, or in whom something is stored for use; as, vessels of wrath or mercy. he is a chosen vessel unto me. x. 15. [the serpent] fit vessel, fittest imp of fraud, in whom to enter.
4. (anat.) any tube or canal in which the blood or other fluids are contained, secreted, or circulated, as the arteries, veins, lymphatics, etc.
5. (bot.) a continuous tube formed from superposed large cylindrical or prismatic cells (trache?), which have lost their intervening partitions, and are usually marked with dots, pits, rings, or spirals by internal deposition of secondary membranes; a duct.
similar words(23)
mortar vessel
milk vessel
bomb vessel
air vessel
weaker vessel
to drop a vessel
lymphatic vessel
lymph vessel
to put a vessel into commission
silk vessel
tank vessel
to tend a vessel
to put a vessel out of commission
boat or vessel
dewar vessel
blood vessel
transport vessel
war vessel
to eat the wind out of a vessel
steam vessel
dorsal vessel
coasting vessel
to right a vessel
vessel
\ves"sel\, n. [of. vessel, veissel, vaissel, vaissiel, f. vascellum, dim. of vasculum, dim. of vas a vessel. cf. vascular, vase.]
1. a hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a barrel, a firkin, a bottle, a kettle, a cup, a bowl, etc. [they drank] out of these noble vessels.
2. a general name for any hollow structure made to float upon the water for purposes of navigation; especially, one that is larger than a common rowboat; as, a war vessel; a passenger vessel. [he] began to build a vessel of huge bulk.
3. fig.: a person regarded as receiving or containing something; esp. (script.), one into whom something is conceived as poured, or in whom something is stored for use; as, vessels of wrath or mercy. he is a chosen vessel unto me. x. 15. [the serpent] fit vessel, fittest imp of fraud, in whom to enter.
4. (anat.) any tube or canal in which the blood or other fluids are contained, secreted, or circulated, as the arteries, veins, lymphatics, etc.
5. (bot.) a continuous tube formed from superposed large cylindrical or prismatic cells (trache?), which have lost their intervening partitions, and are usually marked with dots, pits, rings, or spirals by internal deposition of secondary membranes; a duct.
similar words(23)
mortar vessel
milk vessel
bomb vessel
air vessel
weaker vessel
to drop a vessel
lymphatic vessel
lymph vessel
to put a vessel into commission
silk vessel
tank vessel
to tend a vessel
to put a vessel out of commission
boat or vessel
dewar vessel
blood vessel
transport vessel
war vessel
to eat the wind out of a vessel
steam vessel
dorsal vessel
coasting vessel
to right a vessel
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
vessel
soitheach, árthach m.
soitheach, árthach m.
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Awyrell
Awyrell = n. an air vessel
Awyrell = n. an air vessel
Awyren
Awyren = n. air vessel, balloon
Cawnen
Cawnen = n. a straw vessel
Cregen
Cregen = n. an earthen vessel
Fflasged
Fflasged = n. a straw vessel
Gren
Gren = n. a large earthen vessel
Gwrn
Gwrn = n. a cone; an urn; a vessel tapering upwards
Llast
Llast = n. a receptable, a vessel
Llestr
Llestr = n. a vessel; a matrix
Llestryn
Llestryn = n. a small vessel
Mit
Mit = n. a shallow vessel
Pilg
Pilg = n. a vessel of bark; a laver
Pridden
Pridden = n. an earthen vessel
Vessel Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Vessel
Every kind of water and air craft or other contrivance used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, or on water and in the air, as well as any ship, boat, barge, or other water craft or any structure capable of floating on the water. 18 USC
A ship, brig, sloop or other craft used in navigation .
By an act of congress, approved July 29, 1850, it is provided that any person, not being an owner, who shall on the high seas, wilfully, with. intent to burn or destroy, set fire to any ship or other vessel, or otherwise attempt the destruction of such ship or other vessel, being the property of any citizen or citizens of the United States, or procure the same to be done, with the intent aforesaid, and being thereof lawfully convicted, shall suffer imprisonment to hard labor, for a term not exceeding ten years, nor less than three years, according to the aggravation of the offence.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Every kind of water and air craft or other contrivance used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, or on water and in the air, as well as any ship, boat, barge, or other water craft or any structure capable of floating on the water. 18 USC
A ship, brig, sloop or other craft used in navigation .
By an act of congress, approved July 29, 1850, it is provided that any person, not being an owner, who shall on the high seas, wilfully, with. intent to burn or destroy, set fire to any ship or other vessel, or otherwise attempt the destruction of such ship or other vessel, being the property of any citizen or citizens of the United States, or procure the same to be done, with the intent aforesaid, and being thereof lawfully convicted, shall suffer imprisonment to hard labor, for a term not exceeding ten years, nor less than three years, according to the aggravation of the offence.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Vessel, Unseaworthy
VESSEL, UNSEAWORTHY - If the vessel, or any of its parts or equipment, is not reasonably fit for its intended purpose or if its crew is not reasonably adequate or competent to perform the work assigned.
| Duhaime.org Legal Dictionary |
Vessel
Watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water. - (read more on Vessel)
Watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water. - (read more on Vessel)
Vessel Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Vessel
A ship used to transport crude oil, petroleum products, or natural gas products. Vessel categories are as follows: Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC), Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), Other Tanker, and Specialty Ship (LPG/LNG). See Tanker and Barge.
A ship used to transport crude oil, petroleum products, or natural gas products. Vessel categories are as follows: Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC), Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), Other Tanker, and Specialty Ship (LPG/LNG). See Tanker and Barge.
Vessel Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
Afferent vessel
A vessel carrying blood toward the heart. A vein or venule.
A vessel carrying blood toward the heart. A vein or venule.
Vessel Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Environmental Engineering (English ver.) |
VESSEL
(1) A hollow utensil, such as a cup, vase, or pitcher, used as a container, especially for liquids. (2) (Nautical) A craft, especially one larger than a rowboat, designed to navigate on water.
(1) A hollow utensil, such as a cup, vase, or pitcher, used as a container, especially for liquids. (2) (Nautical) A craft, especially one larger than a rowboat, designed to navigate on water.
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Fermenter
The vessel, normally with temperature control, for the fermentation process, made in wood or stainless steel.
The vessel, normally with temperature control, for the fermentation process, made in wood or stainless steel.
Prefermenter
The preparation of a yeast culture, in a separate vessel (Yeast Propagator), before the final fermentation step.
Vessel Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Vessel
Defined by Merchant Shipping Act as "any ship or boat, or other description of vessel, used in navigation".
Defined by Merchant Shipping Act as "any ship or boat, or other description of vessel, used in navigation".
Vessel Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
vessel
navis navis
navis navis
Vessel Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Vessel (ship)
hali
hali
| English - Klingon |
vessel
n. Duj
n. Duj
Vessel Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary |
Accad
a vessel; pitcher; spark
a vessel; pitcher; spark
| Dream Symbols |
Vessel
Unclean: Reproductive system
Unclean: Reproductive system
Vessel Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Vessel
Vessel may refer to:
- a boat, ship , starship or skiff
- several kinds of containers
- a tubular structure of vascular tissue in plants such as xylem and phloem
Vessel may also refer to:
- Blood vessel, a part of the circulatory system and function to transport blood throughout the body
- Lymph vessel, a thin walled, valved structure that carries lymph
- Vessel element, a cell type found in xylem
- Pressure vessel, a closed, rigid container designed to hold gases or liquids at a pressure different from the ambient pressure
- Vacuum vessel, a pressure vessel where the pressure inside the vessel is lower than the ambient pressure
- Vessel (song), a song by Nine inch nails.
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