What does vaisseau in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word vaisseau in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use vaisseau in French.

The word vaisseau in French means vessel, ship, boat, aisle, sub-lieutenant, lieutenant, flagship, ghost ship, ghost ship, starship, starship, lymphatic vessel, lymph vessel, blood vessel, spaceship, spacecraft. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vaisseau

vessel

nom masculin (anatomie (canal sanguin) (Anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les veines et les artères sont des vaisseaux sanguins.
Veins and arteries are blood vessels.

ship, boat

nom masculin (littéraire (grand navire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Antoine fit le tour du monde sur un vaisseau à voile.
Anthony went round the world on a sailing ship.

aisle

nom masculin (Architecture : nef)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La nef de cette église est constituée de deux vaisseaux.
The nave of this church is made up of two aisles.

sub-lieutenant

nom féminin (grade militaire d'officier de marine) (UK: 1st class)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Charles est enseigne de vaisseau sur la Jeanne-d'Arc.

lieutenant

nom masculin (marine : grade d'officier) (navy officer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans la marine française, le grade de lieutenant de vaisseau correspond à celui de capitaine dans les armées de terre.

flagship

nom masculin (navire principal) (nautical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ghost ship

nom masculin (navire errant sans marins) (nautical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ghost ship

nom masculin (figuré (attraction de foire) (fairground ride)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

starship

nom masculin (vaisseau spacial) (spacecraft)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'entreprise est le vaisseau intergalactique du Capitaine Kirk.

starship

nom masculin (véhicule spatial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le vaisseau interstellaire est un véhicule spatial très répandu dans les ouvrages de science-fiction.

lymphatic vessel, lymph vessel

nom masculin (entité de transport de la lymphe) (anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les vaisseaux lymphatiques transportent les nutriments et anticorps.

blood vessel

nom masculin (conduit véhiculant le sang) (anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

spaceship, spacecraft

nom masculin (véhicule envoyé dans l'espace)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sera-t-il possible un jour d'aller sur Mars en vaisseau spatial ?

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