undock

verb

un·​dock ˌən-ˈdäk How to pronounce undock (audio)
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

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That Dragon undocked and returned to Earth a few days ago with Crew-10. — Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025 Starship will then undock from Orion, carry a set of astronauts down to the lunar surface, and then launch them back to orbit around the moon to rendezvous and dock again with Orion. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 June 2026 One person who has worked charter boats before — what’s more, one-day charters, which means dexterity with the lines from docking and undocking every day — is V, who is killing it in interior. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025 Following all of this, the Artemis III crew will undock from Starship and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for undock

Word History

First Known Use

1750, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

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The first known use of undock was in 1750

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“Undock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undock. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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