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unship
[ uhn-ship ]
verb (used with object)
- 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)
- to become unloaded or removed.
unship
/ ʌnˈʃɪp /
verb
- to be or cause to be unloaded, discharged, or disembarked from a ship
- tr nautical to remove from a regular place
to unship oars
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The crew were unable to unship it by reason of its weight, and had to be satisfied with lashing it securely.
Now, Tim Clyst, if an' in case yu've a-got some scandal on yer tongue, don't yu never unship it here.
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.
If you are so fortunate as to possess a racing-sail and spars, unship the old ones and ship the racing-spars and sail.
And now the men, rising reluctantly from their lair among the grass, unship the long blades of the machine.
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