English · Word Candidate

vessel

/ˈvɛsəl/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: vessels · vesseling · vesselling · vesseled

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A craft for transportation on or in water, air, or space. — Any craft designed for transportation on or in water, such as a ship, boat, or submarine.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một phương tiện để vận chuyển trên hoặc trong nước, không khí hoặc không gian

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Noun

Examples

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.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

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

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một phương tiện để vận chuyển qua không khí hoặc không gian

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Noun

Examples

Driven from their home system by the geth nearly three centuries ago, most quarians now live aboard the Migrant Fleet, a flotilla of fifty thousand vessels ranging in size from passenger shuttles to mobile space stations.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To put into a vessel.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đặt vào trong một phương tiện

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Verb

Examples

1577, William Harrison, The Description of England in Holinshed’s Chronicles, Volume 1, Book 3, Chapter 12 “Of venemous beastes &c.,” Our hony alſo is taken and reputed to be the beſt bycauſe it is harder, better wrought & clenlyer veſſelled vp, thẽ that which cõmeth from beyond the ſea, where they

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “vessel” mean?

A craft for transportation on or in water, air, or space. — Any craft designed for transportation on or in water, such as a ship, boat, or submarine.

Is “vessel” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.