Definition of "unships" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unship. (verb)

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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!'"
• "The theory I do not accept: one simply folds his sails, unships his rudder, and waits the will of Providence, or the arrival of some compelling fate."
• "The handle unships, so as to be out of the way when not wanted."