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Another word for vessel

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Noun

  1. A container

    See also:

    container

  2. A ship

    See also:

    ship

  3. A duct; especially for blood

    See also:

    vein

    artery

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Sentence Examples

  • After Lincoln was elected in 1860 he chose Seward for his secretary 1 In 1837 the vessel `"Caroline," which had been used by the Canadian insurgents, was seized by the Canadian authorities in American territory and was destroyed.

  • The subject was how Mary had been a vessel to carry the son of god.

  • An invitation to the Swedish court was urged upon Descartes, and after much hesitation accepted; a vessel of the royal navy was ordered to wait upon him, and in September 1649 he left Egmond for the north.

  • Q, Three segments of a pitted vessel of Phanerogam.

  • This was performed with great success, and the vessel was floated off with the evening tide.

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