undock

verb

un·dock ˌən-ˈdäk

undocked; undocking; undocks

intransitive verb

: to move away from a dock (as at sailing time)

transitive verb

: uncouple

undock the shuttle from the space station

Examples of undock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The vehicle—nicknamed Calypso—undocked from the ISS at 6:04 P.M. EDT on Friday, leaving the astronauts behind as the ISS passed over central China. —

Lee Billings, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2024 After nearly three months, the Starliner spacecraft returned to Earth without the two test pilots after undocking from the space station Friday night and parachuting into the New Mexico desert early Saturday. —

Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024 Flight controllers conducted more test firings of the capsule’s thrusters after undocking, with one failing to ignite. —

Landon Mion, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2024 Editor's Note: The Boeing Starliner undocked from the space station Friday before landing early Saturday at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico. —

Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for undock

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