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FISHING VESSEL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive
Synonyms:
fishing boat; fishing smack; fishing vessel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fishing vessel" is a kind of...):
vessel; watercraft (a craft designed for water transportation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fishing vessel"):
dragger; trawler (a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish)