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unshipped

[ uhn-shipt ]

adjective

  1. not shipped, as goods.
  2. (of a person) having no ship.
  3. out of position or formation, as a boat or ship.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of unshipped1

First recorded in 1710–20; un- 1 + ship 1( def ) + -ed 2( def )

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Example Sentences

Charity leaned back in the stern, and Harney unshipped the oars and lay in the bottom of the boat without speaking.

For ordinary occasions the racing centreboard was unshipped, and a smaller one substituted in its place.

In beating to windward these cut-waters were in position, but when running free they were unshipped and laid on the foredeck.

The accommodation-ladder had not been unshipped since leaving Aden, and the man walked out on to the platform, as on to a balcony.

He unshipped a lamp and examined the car, which had wedged itself against a great drift of snow on the off side.

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