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noun 
  1. (nautical) A general term for all kinds of craft designed for transportation on water, such as ships or boats.
    • 1719: w:Daniel Defoe, Daniel Defoe, w:Robinson Crusoe, Robinson Crusoe
    • : ''But my hope was, that if I stood along this coast till I came to that part where the English traded, I should find some of their vessels upon their usual design of trade, that would relieve and take us in.
      1. A container.
      2. A person as a container of qualities or feelings.
    • Dolly Parton, The Seeker lyrics:
    • :I am a that"s empty and useless <BR />I am a bad seed that fell by the way<BR />I am a loser that wants to be a winner<BR />And you are my last hope<BR />Don"t turn me away.
      1. (biology) A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant.
      blood or lymph vessels in humans, xylem or phloem vessels in plants
Translations: 
  • Dutch: vat
  • French: recipient
  • German: Gefí¤íŸ
  • Italian: vaso
    (trans-mid)
  • Spanish: canal
    (trans-bottom)
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