vessel

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Then as soon as the vessel was anchored the captain, Senior, and myself followed.

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  1. noun A hollow utensil, such as a cup, vase, or pitcher, used as a container, especially for liquids.
  2. noun Nautical A craft, especially one larger than a rowboat, designed to navigate on water.
  3. noun An airship.

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ship ·  craft ·  fleet ·  weapon ·  station ·  object ·  steamer ·  machine ·  troop ·  building ·  officer ·  one

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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin vāscellum, diminutive of Latin vāsculum, diminutive of vās, vessel.

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  1. Early modern English also vessell; from Middle English vessel, vesselle, fessel, from Old French vessel, veissel, vaissel, French vaisseau = Spanish vasillo = Portuguese vasilha = Italian vascello, a vessel, from Latin vascellum (in an inscription), a small vase or urn, diminutive of vas, a vase, urn: see vase. In def. 6 the word is orig. collective, Middle English vessel, vessell, from Old French *vesselle, vaisselle, French vaisselle, vessels or plate collectively; from vessel, vaissel, a vessel: see above.
 

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/ˈvɛsɛl/
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