Take the load off (a container or vehicle)
1 Where would they at last unlade the groaning camels?
2 She ran, however, upon the bar, and the people were forced to unlade her to get off.
3 A sailor who loves voyaging may say, when weather-bound, "Here rest, unlade the ship, sleep on this grassy bank."
4 Not for full fourteen days: it had but just come into port, and there be much merchandise to unlade and lade again.
5 Here, the first roaming and excitement abated, they began to unlade the ships, and to build the fort and also booths for their present sleeping.
6 Next morning we unladed some of her cargo, being raw silk and silk goods.
7 It was then past three o'clock, and the Tartars unladed their houses near a certain water.
8 In unlading this prize they spent six days, and then, dismissing the Spaniards, Stood off to sea.
9 The master of thy galley still unlades
10 He perceived that the promontory was thronged with heathen sailors, who were unlading the ship of various bales and chests.
11 One was discovered before the horses were too far advanced to retreat, and by unlading them, we passed safely over.
12 Sam burst into tears, and fumbled with the straps, unlading all the pony's packs and throwing them on the ground.
13 It being low water when we arrived at the lagoon seen yesterday, we crossed it at the mouth, without unlading the horses.
14 The three tall men threw off their overcoats, and, with the assistance of the blue-frocked teamsters, commenced the business of unlading the carts.
15 But long was the sailing to and fro between the daughter country and the mother country and the lading and unlading at either shore.
16 Within five or six days we had unladen her of 950 packs of calicoes and pintados, or chintzes, besides many packages of other merchandise.
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