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unˈmoor, v. Naut.
[un-2 4 b.]
1. trans. To free from moorings; spec. ‘to reduce (a ship) to the state of riding by a single anchor and cable’ (Falconer).
1497Naval Acc. Henry VII (1896) 229 The Remoovyng & Vnmoryng ye said Ship. 1681Lond. Gaz. No. 1663/4 They lye Unmored, and ride single, and intend to Sail this Afternoon. 1704Ibid. No. 3981/3 All the Ships..are unmoor'd, and will sail with the next Opportunity. 1725Pope Odyss. iv. 786 With sails we wing the masts,..Unmoor the fleet, and rush into the sea. 1800Hull Pilotage Act 14 The pilot..shall be paid for unmooring..such ship. 1828Scott F.M. Perth xxiv, They seated themselves in the boat and unmoored it from the pier. 1882‘Ouida’ Maremma I. 135 She found her boat safe, and unmoored it and rowed backward.
transf.1866Bright Sp. (1876) 177 They would unmoor the island from its fastenings in the deep.
2. intr. To cast off moorings. (Cf. unmoar.)
1611Cotgr., Demarer, to vnmoore; to loosen a ship thats moored,..and put out to sea. 1693Lond. Gaz. No. 2935/4 Sir Francis Wheeler made the Signal for the Ships to Unmoore. 1745P. Thomas Jrnl. Anson's Voy. 117 The next Morning we unmoor'd..and at Six weigh'd. 1778J. Adams Diary 14 Feb., Wks. 1851 III. 95 At daybreak, orders were given to unmoor. 1840R. H. Dana Bef. Mast xvii. 46 She unmoored and warped down into the bight, from which she got under weigh. 1887Bowen æneid iii. 639 Fly! and unmoor forthwith from his coasts.
Hence unˈmooring vbl. n.
1497Naval Acc. Hen. VII (1896) 252 The vnmoryng of the seid Ship in Portesmouth haven after her comyng owte of Scoteland. 1710Lond. Gaz. No. 4720/3 The Lancaster fired a Gun as a Signal for Unmooring. 1899F. T. Bullen Way Navy 25, I had..been endeavouring to secure some snap-shots of the fo'castle during the evolution of unmooring. |