Definition of Unspike. Meaning of Unspike. Synonyms of Unspike

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Definition of Unspike

Unspike
Unspike Un*spike", v. t. [1st pref. un- + spike.] To remove a spike from, as from the vent of a cannon.

Meaning of Unspike from wikipedia

- when it failed to meet its operating costs. On September 8, 1942, an "unspiking" ceremony was held to commemorate the lifting of the last rail over Promontory...
- to service. July 21 – Canada – At Bronte, Ontario, a track repair crew unspikes a rail without warning approaching trains. The CNR's Inter-City Limited...
- Mumbai Rajdhani p****enger train is inaugurated in India. September 8 – "Unspiking" ceremony at Promontory Summit as the original Central Pacific/Union Pacific...
- Workmen were equipped with spades, picks and mattocks, and chisels to unspike the cannon left on the island. His lieutenant was John Beaton of Balfour...
- in recovering the guns of the fort, which had been sunk in the river, unspiking and mounting them in position, when it had been reported to be impossible...