vessel
Example Sentences
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The farther vessels have to go to pick up new missiles, the longer they would be out of the fight.
The four vessels were "sailing near waters off Taiwan's northern and eastern coasts today", the Taiwanese coastguard said, adding it "immediately deployed large vessels to pre-position responses in relevant areas" and "sent additional support units".
From Barron's
In a separate file from 2003, permission was sought for the British Navy vessel the HMS Ark Royal to dock in Dublin.
From BBC
In their study, Zupan and his colleagues examined a fusion reactor design that uses deuterium and tritium fuel inside a lithium lined vessel.
From Science Daily
They used a winch system to pull the crane off the ship, while a crew member adjusted the ballast of the vessel to ensure it stayed level with the dock.
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