unship

[ uhn-ship ]

/ ʌnˈʃɪp /

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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.

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Origin of unship

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

Words nearby unship

unsheathe, unshell, unsheltered, unshift, unshifted, unship, unshipped, unshroud, unsicker, unsight, unsighted

How to use unship in a sentence

The crew were unable to unship it by reason of its weight, and had to be satisfied with lashing it securely.
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art|Various
Now, Tim Clyst, if an' in case yu've a-got some scandal on yer tongue, don't yu never unship it here.
A Bit O' Love (Fourth Series Plays)|John Galsworthy
Then he tried to unship the rudder (the singed boatman was no use at all in this emergency) and so make use of that as a float.
Wyn's Camping Days|Amy Bell Marlowe
If you are so fortunate as to possess a racing-sail and spars, unship the old ones and ship the racing-spars and sail.
Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895|Various

And now the men, rising reluctantly from their lair among the grass, unship the long blades of the machine.
In the West Country|Francis A. Knight

British Dictionary definitions for unship

unship

/ (ʌnˈʃɪp) /

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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unship

Origin of unship

Words nearby unship

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How to use unship in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for unship