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unlade

[uhn-layd] / ʌnˈleɪd /


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If I had been at Oxford this term I should probably have rushed off to Hull to unlade fish.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 5, 2010

The inconveniences in Spain and Portugal were still greater; for they would by no means suffer our ships, especially those from London, to come into any of their ports, much less to unlade.

From History of the Plague in London by Daniel Defoe

Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts by Alexander Maclaren

They had to run the canoe ashore here, unlade her of the valises and camp furniture, and carry her across the weir.

From True Tilda by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

"But had n't you better unlade yourself o' your merchandise, and fix to enjoy the sail some?"—and he began taking the boxes from her lap.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. by Various

Next morning we unladed some of her cargo, being raw silk and silk goods.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Robert Kerr

And so they went down unto the sea in ships,—even in a steam-ship,—sailing to the Havana, where she was unladed of her burden.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various

Dan should by this time have been at sea, but his ship being still in the docks when the plague broke out remained yet unladed.

From The Sign of the Red Cross by Evelyn Everett-Green

Lolonois sent the vessel presently to Tortuga to be unladed, with orders to return as soon as possible to Savona, where he would wait for them.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 by Frederick Whymper

All sorts of quaint vehicles drove up under the elms in the afternoon visiting hours, day after day—hitched horses, and unladed passengers.

From Faith Gartney's Girlhood by A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train) Whitney

Sam burst into tears, and fumbled with the straps, unlading all the pony’s packs and throwing them on the ground.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

It was not a very logical explanation after what he had just been unlading into me.

From Deep Moat Grange by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

As for the unlading, there were already “lighter” barges on their way from the fort, and others, no doubt, would soon be on hand from the city.

From Ahead of the Army by C. Chase Emerson

By chance, a royal commissioner was in Flanders and watched the unlading of all four ships.

From The South American Republics Part I of II by Thomas C. Dawson

The wharf arrangements are the most convenient, for lading and unlading goods at all stages of the water, to be found on our western rivers.

From A New Guide for Emigrants to the West by John Mason Peck


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