unship
Americanverb (used with object)
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to put or take off from a ship, as persons or goods.
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to remove from the place proper for its use, as an oar or tiller.
verb (used without object)
verb
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to be or cause to be unloaded, discharged, or disembarked from a ship
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(tr) nautical to remove from a regular place
to unship oars
Etymology
Origin of unship
Example Sentences
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I don’t think we’re going to unship IGTV, though.
From The Verge ● Jan. 19, 2021
And orders were to unship all old ammunition, take aboard new.
From Time Magazine Archive
Well," answered Hatteras, "never mind; I sha'n't unship it; I want to be ready at any hour, day or night.
From The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Edouard Riou
Off the Kru Coast, both West Coast and South-West Coast steamers and men-o’-war on this station, call to ship or unship Krumen.
From West African studies by Mary Henrietta Kingsley
"Been to the telegraph office," said I quietly, for no bluster is going to unship me—not much.
From The Man Who Drove the Car by Sir Max Pemberton
When will Iran run out of space to store its unshipped oil?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
Burr asked Martin, with a smirk suggesting he had just unshipped a “gotcha.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2025
Only if McCoy is somehow unshipped in the early stages of today's race would Nicholls consider giving the horse another run next month, and even then he would much rather prepare him at home.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 15, 2011
Minnetonka docked in Manhattan, unshipped 46 mounts for the Englishmen, escorted by Col.
From Time Magazine Archive
As Davos unshipped the oars and slid them into the choppy black water, he said, "Who rowed you to Renly?"
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
As I’ve talked to you and other folks at Instagram before, there’s a lot of pride in unshipping features and keeping the app lean.
From The Verge ● Jan. 19, 2021
Victory went to Fuisse, who had delayed the start of the race by 15 minutes when twice unshipping his jockey Stéphane Pasquier in the preliminaries and running loose.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 5, 2010
Almost killed when his radical Paula III overturned in 1933, unshipping her mast and smashing her hull down on him, Starke Meyer returned to racing, continued his experimental Paula series through 1935.
From Time Magazine Archive
This form was probably adopted in order to dispense with stays, and thus facilitate shipping and unshipping.
From Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships by George C. V. Holmes
The logbook repeatedly speaks of "shipping" and "unshipping" the paddle wheels, indicating that the wheels were entirely removed from the shafts and stowed on deck.
From The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 by Howard I. (Howard Irving) Chapelle
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