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unlade

[uhn-leyd] / 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

While I was here, there came in four or five English Ships laden with Corn, the first, as they told me, that had come in to unlade there, since the beginning of the War.

From Military Memoirs of Capt. George Carleton by Defoe, Daniel

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 Maclaren, Alexander

She ran, however, upon the bar, and the people were forced to unlade her to get off.

From Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic" by Fowler, William Worthington

Now, with full sails, into the port I move, And safely can unlade my breast of love; Quiet, and calm: Why should I then go back, To tempt the second hazard of a wreck?

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05 by Scott, Walter, Sir

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 Everett-Green, Evelyn

It was into the Bosom of this Maid, that the Princess unladed her first Moans; and the charming Agnes forgot nothing that might give ease to her afflicted Heart.

From The Works of Aphra Behn Volume V by Summers, Montague

Feluchia, where the goods coming from Bir are unladed, is a small village, from whence you go to Bagdat in one day.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 by Kerr, Robert

The cargo of the Siamese ship was unladed carefully, and it was found that it was worth about one hundred thousand pesos.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 22 of 55 1625-29 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. by Robertson, James Alexander

It was a very quiet boat that unladed the Pennybets on the steps of a stone pier at Falmouth, and then swung round and carried Edgar up its own wake.

From Tell England A Study in a Generation by Raymond, Ernest

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

The inhabitants of Marblehead offered to the Boston merchants the use of their harbours, wharfs, and warehouses, together with their personal services in lading and unlading goods, free of all expense.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick

At Tonga she was detained a week and more; unlading and taking in stores.

From The Old Helmet, Volume II by Warner, Susan

They arrived in two months, and, unlading the whole "cargazon of riches," proceeded to make a dividend of their prizes and their gains.

From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Thornbury, Walter

Should you need funds for the unlading and storage of the cargo, you are authorized to sell so much of it as may be necessary for this purpose.

From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Semmes, Raphael




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