unshipped
Americanadjective
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not shipped, as goods.
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(of a person) having no ship.
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out of position or formation, as a boat or ship.
Etymology
Origin of unshipped
First recorded in 1710–20; un- 1 + ship 1 ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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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
As fast as the cars arrived, the railroads routed them to prairie lines, where more than a billion bushels of corn and wheat from last year's harvest lay unshipped.
From Time Magazine Archive
The ship now drifting under the island lee, Telemakhos’ companions took in sail and mast, unshipped the oars and rowed ashore.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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