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Any vessel or canal in which blood circulates in an animal, as an artery or vein.
A vessel, cell, duct, or tube containing or conducting air; as the air vessels of insects, birds, plants, etc.; the air vessel of a pump, engine, etc. For the latter, see Air chamber. The air vessels of insects are called tracheae, of plants spiral vessels.
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The act of a naval commander who visits, or enters on board, a vessel belonging to another nation, for the purpose of ascertaining her character and object, but without claiming or exercising a right of searching the vessel. It is, however, usually coupled with the right of search (see under Search), visitation being used for the purpose of search.
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Alt. of Vessignon
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A vessel employed to carry provisions, usually for military or naval use; a provision use; a provision ship.
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Fig.: A person regarded as receiving or containing something; esp. (Script.), one into whom something is conceived as poured, or in whom something is stored for use; as, vessels of wrath or mercy.
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Alt. of Vessets
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A general name for any hollow structure made to float upon the water for purposes of navigation; especially, one that is larger than a common rowboat; as, a war vessel; a passenger vessel.
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Having sides nearly perpendicular; -- said of certain vessels to distinguish them from those having flaring sides, or sides tumbling home (see under Tumble, v. i.).
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Hence, the middle part of other bodies; especially (Naut.), that part of a vessel's deck, bulwarks, etc., which is between the quarter-deck and the forecastle; the middle part of the ship.
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A seaman, usually a green hand or a broken-down man, stationed in the waist of a vessel of war.
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The track left by a vessel in the water; by extension, any track; as, the wake of an army.
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A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver.
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Certain sets or strakes of the outside planking of a vessel; as, the main wales, or the strakes of planking under the port sills of the gun deck; channel wales, or those along the spar deck, etc.
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An instrument for measuring the volumes of gases or liquids by introducing them into a vessel of known capacity.
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As much as a vessel will hold; enough to fill a vessel.
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An inclosing part of a receptacle or vessel; as, the walls of a steam-engine cylinder.
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A small bottle, usually of glass; a little glass vessel with a narrow aperture intended to be closed with a stopper; as, a vial of medicine.
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To put into a vessel.
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