FISHING VESSEL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)