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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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
Since 1,000 telegraphers walked out to protest the elimination of small stations�and the obsolescent jobs in them�by the fourth longest U.S. railroad, the Midwest has lost millions in unshipped crops and unfilled orders.
From Time Magazine Archive
Minnetonka docked in Manhattan, unshipped 46 mounts for the Englishmen, escorted by Col.
From Time Magazine Archive
Out on the river, Bold Wind unshipped her oars and glided downstream in the wake of Seaswift.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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