🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Embarcação marítima

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ẽbaʁkaˈsɐ̃w maˈɾitʃimɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Maritime Vessel/ˈmærɪtaɪm ˈvɛsəl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A embarcação marítima cruzou o oceano."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A watercraft designed for navigation on water, including ships, boats, and other floating structures.

    "The maritime vessel sailed smoothly across the ocean, carrying goods to distant lands."
  2. 2

    Any large ship or boat used for commercial or military purposes.

    "The navy deployed a maritime vessel to patrol the coastal waters."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'maritime' originates from the Latin 'maritimus', meaning 'of the sea', which evolved through Old French before entering Middle English. 'Vessel' comes from the Latin 'vascellum', a diminutive of 'vas', meaning 'container' or 'vessel', reflecting its use in both nautical and general contexts.

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