Noun A vessel of considerable size for deep-water navigation, One's fortune, [Eng.] a private ship taken into the service of the government in time of war, and armed and equipped like a ship of war, intransitive verb_ To engage to serve on board of a vessel, To go aboard a ship; embark, To hire (a person) for work on a ship, transitive verb_ To put on board of a ship, or vessel of any kind, for transportation; to send by water, By extension, in commercial usage, to commit to any conveyance for transportation to a distance, To engage to serve on board of a vessel