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Noun: vessel  ve-sul
  1. An object used as a container (especially for liquids)
    "She poured the wine into an ornate vessel"
     
  2. A floating craft used for transport over water
    "The harbour was filled with vessels of all sizes";
    - watercraft
     
  3. (biology) a tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant
    "Blood vessels dilate in response to heat";
    - vas

Derived forms: vessels

Type of: container, craft, tube, tube-shaped structure

Part of: vascular system

Encyclopedia: Vessel