A general name for any hollow structure made to float upon the water for purposes of navigation; especially, one that is larger than a common rowboat
- Pressure vessel: It is designed to hold fluids at a pressure different from the ambient pressure
- Nuclear vessel: It is designed to hold active nuclear material
- Drinking vessel: Used for holding drinkable liquids
- Bowl (vessel): A common open-top container
- Double spout and bridge vessel: A ceramic drinking vessel used by the indigenous people of the Americas grouped on the Peruvian coast
- Stirrup spout vessel: A specific type of ceramic vessel from Pre-Columbian cultures of South America
Bridge-spouted vessel: A particular design of pitcher that is a Mediterranean vessel form
