vessel
noun
a craft for traveling on water, now usually one larger than an ordinary rowboat; a ship or boat.
vessels
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pluralof vessel.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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These cells form the lining of tiny blood vessels inside the liver.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Greenpeace said that, external after dropping the two-tonne boulders, it had called "the authorities to tell them the coordinates of each placement, and they update maps to inform other vessels".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Chinese research vessels crisscross the world’s oceans and study critical undersea environments, gathering troves of data for use by scientists, companies and naval commanders alike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Eating too much sodium can cause the body to retain additional fluid, increasing the pressure inside blood vessels.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
As the battle turned into a deadlock, it became clear that although the French ships outnumbered the English, some two hundred vessels to eighty, the English had a huge advantage.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
