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   vessel

   /ˈvɛsl/

   noun

   • 1. a ship or large boat. Similar boatsailing boatshipyachtcraftwatercraftliterary:barquekeel
   • 2. a hollow container, especially one used to hold liquid, such as a bowl or cask. Similar containerreceptaclerepositoryholdercarrierbasinbowldishpanpotcantinjarjugpitchercarafeflaskdecanterurntubbintankdrumcanisterbuttvatcaskbarrelboxcasechestcasketarchaic:reservatory
   • ▪ (chiefly in biblical use) a person regarded as having or embodying a particular quality: "Lord, use this lowly vessel, let me serve You as You will"
   • 3. a duct or canal holding or conveying blood or other fluid. Similar ducttubechannelpassagepipearteryveintechnical:vastrachea
   • ▪ any of the tubular structures in the vascular system of a plant, serving to conduct water and mineral nutrients from the root.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French vessel(e), from late Latin vascellum, diminutive of vas ‘vessel’.

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   What does vessel mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! VESSEL definition: 1. a large boat or a ship: 2. a curved container that is used to hold liquid: 3. a person who has…. Learn more.

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   What is a vessel used for?

   • a craft for traveling on water, now usually one larger than an ordinary rowboat; a ship or boat. an airship. a hollow or concave utensil, as a cup, bowl, pitcher, or vase, used for holding liquids or other contents. Anatomy, Zoology. a tube or duct, as an artery or vein, containing or conveying blood or some other body fluid.

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   What is a vessel in biology?

   • An airship. 3. Anatomy A duct, canal, or other tube that contains or conveys a body fluid: a blood vessel. 4. Botany One of the tubular water-conducting structures of xylem, consisting of a series of vessel elements attached end to end and connected by perforations. Vessels are found in nearly all flowering plants.

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   Where did the word vessel come from?

   • This relationship in meaning has existed in language for a long time; the word vessel comes from the Latin word, vascellum, which also means both “vase” and “ship.” The use of the word vessel in reference to “blood vessels” came about in English during the 14th century. "Vessel."

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   A vessel can be a ship, a container for holding liquids, or a tube that transports blood throughout your body. Vessel has a number of different meanings, yet all of them relate in some way to liquids and transportation.

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   1. countable noun. A vessel is a ship or large boat. [formal] A Moroccan fishing vessel and a South Korean cargo ship collided in rough seas. ...a New Zealand navy vessel. 2. countable noun. A vessel is a bowl or other container in which liquid is kept. [formal] He makes decorative vessels in copper, stainless steel and silver. ...storage vessels.

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