unship

Example Sentences

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He unships the helm; he flings compass and sextant overboard; he fires up the furnaces, and screws down the safety-valve, and says, 'Go ahead!'

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah by Maclaren, Alexander

Action. 2d Captain unships the Roller Handspike if it has been used in training.

From Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. by United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance