noun
1 ship/boat
ADJECTIVE
▪ stranded , stricken
▪ seaworthy
▪ sailing , steam
▪ ocean-going , seagoing
▪ fishing
▪ cargo , commercial , container , freight ( esp. BrE ), merchant
▪ naval
▪ escort , patrol , supply , support , survey , transport
▪ passenger
▪ research
▪ foreign
▪ enemy
▪ high-speed
VERB + VESSEL
▪ operate
▪
He was accused of operating the ~ while drunk.
▪ register
▪
The ~ was registered in Bermuda.
▪ charter
▪ steer
▪ anchor , berth ( BrE ), moor
▪ sink
▪ refloat
▪
A salvage team failed to refloat the ~.
▪ intercept , seize
▪
The Navy seized any ~ caught trading with the enemy.
▪ board
▪
Police boarded and searched the ~.
▪ ram
▪
The captain of the boat was accused of ramming a patrol ~.
▪ attack
VESSEL + VERB
▪ be afloat
▪
It was one of the largest ~s afloat.
▪ sail
▪
The damaged ~ sailed on for another 50 miles.
▪ be bound for sth
▪
a French ~ bound for Nigeria
▪ enter sth
▪
The ~ finally entered port after thirty days at sea.
▪ leave sth
▪ carry sb/sth
▪
The ~ carried a crew of 130.
▪ go aground , run aground , sink
▪
The ~ flooded and began to sink.
PREPOSITION
▪ aboard a/the ~
▪
They managed to haul the survivors aboard the ~.
▪ alongside a/the ~
▪
A rescue boat managed to come alongside the crippled ~.
▪ on a/the ~ , on board a/the ~
▪
A fire broke out on board the ~.
2 container for liquids
ADJECTIVE
▪ drinking
▪ empty
▪
It is a scientific fact that empty ~s make the most noise.
▪ ritual , sacred
▪
ancient bronze ritual ~s
▪ bronze , ceramic , glass , pottery , wooden , etc.
VERB + VESSEL
▪ fill
VESSEL + VERB
▪ contain sth ⇨ See also ↑ blood vessel