unlade
Americanverb (used with object)
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to take the lading, load, or cargo from; unload.
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to discharge (a load or cargo).
verb (used without object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of unlade
First recorded in 1350–1400, unlade is from the Middle English word unladen. See un- 2, lade
Example Sentences
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If I had been at Oxford this term I should probably have rushed off to Hull to unlade fish.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 5, 2010
Oh! let me unlade my breast; Pour out the fullness of my soul before you; Shew ev'ry tender, ev'ry grateful thought, This wond'rous goodness stirs.
From The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant by Moore, John Hamilton
All hands were now set to work, some to preparing houses, barracks, and lodgments for the new comers; some to unlade the vessels and store the cargo, and some to extend the wharf.
From Biographical Memorials of James Oglethorpe by Harris, Thaddeus Mason
I knew you would like to see my casts and antiquities," said Hans, after the first hearty greetings and inquiries, "so I didn't scruple to unlade my chests here.
From Daniel Deronda by Eliot, George
Pox on it, we can't unlade in this squall.
From Caribbee by Hoover, Thomas
Feluchia, where the goods coming from Bir are unladed, is a small village, from whence you go to Bagdat in one day.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 by Kerr, Robert
Again we unladed and laded, and again voyaged to Marseilles.
From 1492 by Johnston, Mary
Dan should by this time have been at sea, but his ship being still in the docks when the plague broke out remained yet unladed.
From The Sign of the Red Cross by Everett-Green, Evelyn
It was into the Bosom of this Maid, that the Princess unladed her first Moans; and the charming Agnes forgot nothing that might give ease to her afflicted Heart.
From The Works of Aphra Behn Volume V by Summers, Montague
Not later than a day after our anchoring, the ships being unladed, all San Domingo coming and going, trumpets blew and gathered all to our open place before the Viceroy's house.
From 1492 by Johnston, Mary
Sam burst into tears, and fumbled with the straps, unlading all the pony’s packs and throwing them on the ground.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Most all the trade of the city is carried on in the upper part of the town, where there are a number of warehouses, stores, wharves, and other conveniences for lading and unlading ships.
From History of New Brunswick by Fisher, Peter
When unlading at one port, he seldom knew where he would be sailing to next.
From Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers by Stables, Gordon
They arrived in two months, and, unlading the whole "cargazon of riches," proceeded to make a dividend of their prizes and their gains.
From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Thornbury, Walter
We waited until the heat of the day was past before we resumed our unlading, and we did not finish it until next day, sleeping pretty near all through the night.
From Palm Tree Island by Strang, Herbert
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