Plural of vessel
regular plural
The plural of vessel is vessels.
Forms of vessel
| Singular | vessel /ˈvɛsəl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | vessels /ˈvɛsəlz/ |
| Countable | usually uncountable |
Vessels in a sentence
- Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time.2012 March, William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter, “The British Longitude Act Reconsidered”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2...
- 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.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Quarians Codex entry
- Vessels are often built by one firm and engined by another.From the entry engine
- A channel was dredged to allow ocean-going vessels to reach the city.From the entry channel
- Toshing, a cant word for stealing copper sheathing from vessels' bottoms, or from dock-yard stores.From the entry tosh
Meaning of vessel
- noun Any craft designed for transportation on or in water, such as a ship, boat, or submarine.
- noun A craft designed for transportation through air or space.
- noun Dishes and cutlery collectively, especially if made of precious metals.
Questions about the plural of vessel
- What is the plural of vessel?
- The plural of vessel is vessels.
- Is vessel countable?
- Vessel is usually an uncountable noun; its plural is used for kinds or examples of it.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: vessel (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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