unship

[uhn-ship]

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verb (used with object), un·shipped, un·ship·ping.

to put or take off from a ship, as persons or goods.

to remove from the place proper for its use, as an oar or tiller.

verb (used without object), un·shipped, un·ship·ping.

to become unloaded or removed.

Origin of unship

1400–50; late Middle English unshippen; see un-², ship¹

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Related Words for unship

empty, send, remove, unlade, unpack, unburden, disburden, off-load, unship, unstow

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Historical Examples of unship

He said this was no way to treat volunteers, and proposed that we should "unship the awning."
Ned Myers
James Fenimore Cooper
Hold fast the long gun, there, and unship the starboard ports.
The Pirate and The Three Cutters
Frederick Marryat
"Unship your rudder an' stick it in the mud," said Tom Platt.
"Captains Courageous"
Rudyard Kipling
Unship the apparatus, remove the cork from the mouth of the candle.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique
John William Henry Eyre
Unship them from the rowlocks, and place them fore and aft in the boat.
The Sailor's Word-Book
William Henry Smyth

British Dictionary definitions for unship

unship

verb -ships, -shipping or -shipped

to be or cause to be unloaded, discharged, or disembarked from a ship

(tr) nautical to remove from a regular placeto unship oars

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