How to Pronounce "vessel"
word
/ˈvɛsəɫ/
VE-suhl
/vˈɛsəl/
VE-suhl
Definition
A vessel is a container used to hold something, especially liquids. It can also mean a ship or boat, and in biology or medicine it means a tube that carries blood or other fluid in the body.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈvɛsəɫ/
British English
/vˈɛsəl/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
VE-suhl
UK
VE-suhl
Listen in Context
The clay vessel is full of water.
A large vessel crossed the harbor this morning.
The doctor said a blood vessel was blocked.
The museum displayed a bronze vessel from the ancient kingdom.