1 (formal) a large ship or boat:
ocean-going vessels
2 (old use or technical) a container used for holding liquids, such as a bowl, cup, etc:
a Bronze Age drinking vessel
3 a tube that carries blood through the body of a person or an animal, or liquid through the parts of a plant
seealsoBLOODVESSEL
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