unship

Example Sentences

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I don’t think we’re going to unship IGTV, though.

From The Verge • Jan. 19, 2021

And orders were to unship all old ammunition, take aboard new.

From Time Magazine Archive

To remove any piece of timber from its situation in which it is generally used, as "unship the oars," lay them in the boat from the rowlocks; "unship the capstan bars," &c.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

There isn’t water enough to take them through loaded, so practically each one will have to unship its cargo here.

From Young Alaskans in the Far North by Hough, Emerson

Hold fast the long-gun, there; and unship the starboard ports.

From The Pirate by Marryat, Frederick