vessel
A craft for transportation on or in water, air, or space.
Other meanings
Any craft designed for transportation on or in water, such as a ship, boat or submarine.
A craft designed for transportation through air or space.
Synonyms
- watercraft
A kind of
- craft
Kinds of vessel
- boat
- fishing boat
- patrol boat
- sailing vessel
- ship
- weather ship
Word history
From Latin "vāscellum".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “vessel” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.