unshipping

Variant of unship

unship definition

un·ship (-s̸hip′)

transitive verb unshipped -·shipped′, unshipping -·ship′·ping

  1. to unload from a ship
  2. to remove (an oar, mast, etc.) from the proper position for use

Etymology: ME unshippen: see un- & ship

intransitive verb

to become detached

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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