vessels

Example Sentences

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It has repeatedly attacked commercial ships seeking to transit without its permission, and it set up an entity known as the Persian Gulf Strait Authority to try to charge vessels wanting to cross the waterway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The court was played drone footage of both vessels the defendants admitted steering.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Iranian officials said Tehran didn’t deliberately target the helicopter, though it has been firing drones at commercial vessels that are coordinating with the U.S. to transit the waterway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Nicholson - who remains under investigation for trafficking - was given the order by Dumfries Sheriff Court to prevent him moving vessels without providing non-European crew details.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Treebeard lifted two great vessels and stood them on the table.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien