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chuán

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English meaning

  • aisle noun A long, narrow passage between rows of seats, shelves, or pews.
  • boat noun A vehicle for travelling on water, generally smaller than a ship.
  • craft noun Skill in making something by hand, especially using traditional or artistic techniques.
  • pat verb To tap gently with the flat of the hand.
  • Schiff name A surname of German origin, sometimes Jewish, from a word meaning "ship."
  • ship noun A large vessel built to carry people or cargo across water.
  • vessel noun A ship, boat, or other craft built for travelling on water (or, more loosely, air or space).
  • watercraft noun Any vessel with implements designed to move it in arbitrary direction through one or various bodies of water: a boat, ship, sea scooter, or similar vehicle.

Senses

船 is used for these senses in English:

  • affreightment (nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
  • aisle A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers.
  • craft (countable, plural craft) A vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space [since the 17th century].
  • pat Trite, being superficially complete, lacking originality.

aisle — full definition

  1. noun A long, narrow passage between rows of seats, shelves, or pews.
  2. noun The path a bride walks down during a wedding ceremony, and by extension, marriage itself.

boat — full definition

  1. noun A vehicle for travelling on water, generally smaller than a ship.
  2. verb To travel by boat.

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