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
I managed, with difficulty, to unship the sail, and devoted myself to baling the boat, which threatened at any moment to be swamped by the green water which came aboard of her.
From Adventures in Southern Seas A Tale of the Sixteenth Century by Forbes, George
Uncle Bill!" protested the younger fisherman, "do unship that thing.
From A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions by Bartimeus
Hold fast the long gun, there, and unship the starboard ports.
From The Pirate, and The Three Cutters by Sullivan, Edmund J. (Edmund Joseph)
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