unstep
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of unstep
Example Sentences
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This is used to unstep and eventually restep the mast.
From Time Magazine Archive
And get this boat out of the way and unstep her mast!
From Three Dramas by Sharp, R. Farquharson (Robert Farquharson)
“Now,” he continued, “if we lower the sail and unstep the mast, we may remain here as long as we please, undetected.”
From Two Gallant Sons of Devon A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess by Hodgson, Edward S.
At length the branches extended so far across the passage that we were compelled to unstep the mast in order to pass under them.
From The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco by Perat
They had only to unstep its mast and lie flat in the cup of its soggy platform and they could not be spied half a mile away.
From Where the Pavement Ends by Russell, John
When they unstepped their sweeps, lifted out their shells, put on their clothes, the Bachelors' Barge Club of Philadelphia had won the Barnes trophy for the club championship.
From Time Magazine Archive
He unstepped the mast and furled the sail and tied it.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
Not a moment was lost, the sail was lowered, the mast unstepped, and the oars got out, with a speed which showed how urgent was the occasion.
From In Freedom's Cause : a Story of Wallace and Bruce by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
So he unstepped his mast, stowed it in the boat's bottom, and lay down on the sail.
From Ralph Granger's Fortunes by Brown, William Perry
Button unshipped the tiller, unstepped the mast, and took to the sculls.
From The Blue Lagoon: a romance by Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere)
We should fetch it with one tack, and by unstepping our masts very probably the boat will not be seen, or our hut either, unless the Frenchmen narrowly examine the island.”
From The Rival Crusoes by Kingston, William Henry Giles
This we accomplished, and lowering our sail, and unstepping our mast, we got close in under the trees.
From The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco by Perat
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