Used in a Sentence

vessels

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for vessels.

Editorial note

Another cause named in the article is new EU rules for EU flagged vessels.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A craft for transportation on or in water, air, or space.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of vessels gathered in one view.

noun

A craft for transportation on or in water, air, or space.

noun

A container of liquid or other substance, such as a glass, goblet, cup, bottle, bowl, or pitcher.

noun

A craft designed for transportation through air or space.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for vessels.

noun

A craft for transportation on or in water, air, or space.

noun

A container of liquid or other substance, such as a glass, goblet, cup, bottle, bowl, or pitcher.

noun

A craft designed for transportation through air or space.

noun

(nautical) Any craft designed for transportation on or in water, such as a ship, boat, or submarine.

Example sentences

1

Another cause named in the article is new EU rules for EU flagged vessels.

2

Generally lymphatic systems flow away from organs (the lymph vessels in your arms flow back to the heart).

3

Please show me where gasoline is being shipped in open vessels for that argument to hold water.

4

Any seastead will eventually encounter those people, who are already out there, on their reefers and other largely obsoleted vessels.

5

Thus far, it seems like most of this piracy has affected commercial shipping and civilian vessels.

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For a while, Sea Shepherd's vessels sailed under the flag of the Iroquois Nation.

7

Aside from the buyout compensation, actual construction of a canal suitable for international shipping vessels would probably be only about $5 billion.

8

Broken blood vessels, and looser skin from the inflammation from going to sleep intoxicated.

9

I imagine Marines will be deployed at least on Naval vessels with combat or combat support missions.

10

Their launch vessels are incredibly reliable, as mentioned elsewhere in this thread.

11

Similarly vessels and nerves can sometimes also take alternative or strange courses.

12

They arrived at an inhabited star system - which had been populated by humans departed from Earth a little after them, but on faster-than-light vessels.

Quote examples

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It helps to think of these "vessels" that conduit black money not as Houses in the strict sense.

2

The strut was one of several hundred used to hold together the helium pressure vessels in the tank......" Goes from saying Oxygen tank to helium tank...

3

Their results have been proven over countless thousands of deep ocean miles in all kinds of weather by all kinds of vessels." Thus, color me doubtful that this CFD run is meaningful.

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The likely reason why these haven't before detected these meningeal lymphatic vessels is likely because: (1) We don't bother imaging the brain because "the brain doesn't have lymphatics" and (2) tracers generally flow with the direction of fluid and the direction of lympth from the CNS is likely efferent rather than afferent.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use vessels in a sentence?

Another cause named in the article is new EU rules for EU flagged vessels.

What does vessels mean?

A craft for transportation on or in water, air, or space.

What part of speech is vessels?

vessels is commonly used as noun.