- vessel
- noun1 ship/boatADJECTIVE▪ 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-speedVERB + VESSEL▪ operate▪
He was accused of operating the vessel while drunk.
▪ register▪The vessel was registered in Bermuda.
▪ charter▪ steer▪ anchor, berth (BrE), moor▪ sink▪ refloat▪A salvage team failed to refloat the vessel.
▪ intercept, seize▪The Navy seized any vessel caught trading with the enemy.
▪ board▪Police boarded and searched the vessel.
▪ ram▪The captain of the boat was accused of ramming a patrol vessel.
▪ attackVESSEL + VERB▪ be afloat▪It was one of the largest vessels afloat.
▪ sail▪The damaged vessel sailed on for another 50 miles.
▪ be bound for sth▪a French vessel bound for Nigeria
▪ enter sth▪The vessel finally entered port after thirty days at sea.
▪ leave sth▪ carry sb/sth▪The vessel carried a crew of 130.
▪ go aground, run aground, sink▪The vessel flooded and began to sink.
PREPOSITION▪ aboard a/the vessel▪They managed to haul the survivors aboard the vessel.
▪ alongside a/the vessel▪A rescue boat managed to come alongside the crippled vessel.
▪ on a/the vessel, on board a/the vessel▪A fire broke out on board the vessel.
2 container for liquidsADJECTIVE▪ drinking▪ empty▪It is a scientific fact that empty vessels make the most noise.
▪ ritual, sacred▪ancient bronze ritual vessels
▪ bronze, ceramic, glass, pottery, wooden, etc.VERB + VESSEL▪ fillVESSEL + VERB
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
