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 capsule undocked shortly after 1 a.m. Eastern and aimed for a splashdown off the Florida coast around 6 p.m. Eastern time, weather permitting. —arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025

The SpaceX capsule carrying NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore and Nick Hague and Russian astronaut Alexander Gorbunov after undocking Tuesday. —Denise Chow, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025

Now that Crew 10 has arrived, Hague, Gorbunov, Wilmore and Williams will help familiarize their replacements with space station operations before undocking and returning to Earth next week with a splashdown in the Gulf near the coast of Florida. —William Harwood, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2025

That capsule is expected to undock no earlier than Wednesday, March 19. —Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1750, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Rhymes for undock

• alcock
• beanstalk
• bedrock
• boardwalk
• catwalk
• cornstalk
• crosswalk
• deadlock
• feedstock
• fetlock
• flintlock
• goshawk