unship

[uhn-ship]

un·ship

[uhn-ship] verb, un·shipped, un·ship·ping.
verb (used with object)
1.
to put or take off from a ship, as persons or goods.
2.
to remove from the place proper for its use, as an oar or tiller.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become unloaded or removed.

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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English unshippen; see un-2, ship
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unship (ʌnˈʃɪp)
 
vb , -ships, -shipping, -shipped
1.  to be or cause to be unloaded, discharged, or disembarked from a ship
2.  (tr) nautical to remove from a regular place: to unship oars

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