MERCHANT VESSELS Synonyms

• a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)

• push one's way

• transport by barge on a body of water

• a small vessel for travel on water

• a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce

• ride in a boat on water

• small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle

• travel by canoe

• the skilled practice of a practical occupation

• a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space

• people who perform a particular kind of skilled work

• skill in an occupation or trade

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

• make by hand and with much skill

• a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters

• a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer

• a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board

• a cargo ship

• a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading

• (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars

• the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner

• the area for food preparation on a ship

• river boat with a shallow draught and a keel but no sails; used to carry freight; moved by rowing or punting or towing

• (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter

• a protective covering that protects an inside surface

• a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment

• a large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule)

• a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast

• a large beer glass

• sailing vessel used in former times

• a vessel that carries passengers or freight

• transport commercially

• hire for work on a ship

• go on board

• travel by ship

• place on board a ship

• any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor

• a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow

• a ship powered by one or more steam engines

• a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk

• a soldier who drives a tank

• a motor vehicle designed to carry liquefied loads, dry bulk cargo or gases on roads.

• a tube in which a body fluid circulates

• a craft designed for water transportation

• an object used as a container (especially for liquids)

• an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing

• travel in a yacht

• the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

• conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry

• conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry