![]() Water jacket (a container filled with water that surrounds a machine to cool it especially that surrounding the cylinder block of an engine) Urceole (a vessel that holds water for washing the hands) Tub vat (a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids) Tin (a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking) Storage tank tank (a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids) Steeper (a vessel (usually a pot or vat) used for steeping) Retort (a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat) Pot (metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep often has a handle and lid) Poacher (a cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs)) Muller (a vessel in which wine is mulled)įlagon (a large metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout used to hold alcoholic beverages (usually wine))Įwer pitcher (an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring) Mortar (a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle) Monstrance ostensorium ((Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration) Ladle (a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another) Jar (a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles) Merrimac (an ironclad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the hope of breaking the blockade imposed by the North)Īn object used as a container (especially for liquids)Ĭontainer (any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another))īrim lip rim (the top edge of a vessel or other container)īase (a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit)īucket pail (a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top) Monitor (an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac) Galley ((classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars)įishing boat fishing smack fishing vessel (a vessel for fishing often has a well to keep the catch alive) Galley (a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow a complement of 1,000 men used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading) Ice yacht iceboat scooter (a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame suitable for traveling over ice) Patrol boat patrol ship (a vessel assigned to patrol an area) Sailing ship sailing vessel (a vessel that is powered by the wind often having several masts) Ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight) Weather ship (an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations) Racing yacht yacht (an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing) Rudder ((nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel)Ĭlench clinch (a small slip noose made with seizing)īoat (a small vessel for travel on water)īareboat (a vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions) Strake wale (thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship)īilge keel (either of two lengthwise fins attached along the outside of a ship's bilge reduces rolling)īow fore prow stem (front part of a vessel or aircraft) Splashboard washboard (protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side) Vascular system (the vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant)Ī craft designed for water transportationĬraft (a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space)Īnchor ground tackle (a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving)īilge (where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vessel"):īlood vessel (a vessel in which blood circulates) Tube tube-shaped structure ((anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure) ![]()
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