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/un dok"/, Aerospace.v.t.1. to uncouple (two spacecraft modules or a spacecraft and space station).v.i.2. (of a spacecraft module or spacecraft) to uncouple.[1920-25; UN-2 + DOCK1]
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Undock — Un*dock , v. t. [1st pref. un + dock.] (Naut.) To take out of dock; as, to undock a ship. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
undock — Date: 1750 intransitive verb to move away from a dock (as at sailing time) transitive verb uncouple < undock the shuttle from the space station > … New Collegiate Dictionary
undock — verb a) To remove from a docking station. b) To drag a user interface element (such as a toolbar) away from its fixed position so that it floats freely … Wiktionary
undock — v. (especially concerning a boat or spacecraft) remove from a dock … English contemporary dictionary
undock — verb separate (a spacecraft) from another in space … English new terms dictionary
undock — un·dock … English syllables
undock — un•dock [[t]ʌnˈdɒk[/t]] v. t. 1) ars to uncouple (two spacecraft modules or a spacecraft and space station) 2) ars (of a spacecraft module or spacecraft) to uncouple • Etymology: 1920–25 … From formal English to slang
undock — /ʌnˈdɒk/ (say un dok) verb (t) to leave or disengage from a dock …
undock — v.tr. 1 (also absol.) separate (a spacecraft) from another in space. 2 take (a ship) out of a dock … Useful english dictionary
UNDK — Undock NASA … Acronyms
