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undock

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un·dock  (n-dk)
tr.v. un·docked, un·dock·ing, un·docks
1. Nautical To move (a ship) away from a dock.
2. To uncouple (spacecraft).
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.undock - move out of a dockundock - move out of a dock; "We docked at noon"
exit, get out, go out, leave - move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"
dock - come into dock; "the ship docked"
2.undock - take (a ship) out of a dock; "undock the ship"
remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
dock - maneuver into a dock; "dock the ships"
Translations
undock (Space)
vt → entkoppeln
vi → sich trennen
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NASA's Tony Ceccacci said: "The most efficient way to do it was close the hatches tonight and undock early in the morning, so you're all prepped and ready to go and all you have to do is open up the hooks for tomorrow.
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Crew members entered their Soyuz TMA-13 capsule in case the debris affected the space station and they were required to undock.
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The three made their way to the Soyuz so they could quickly close the hatches in case the debris damaged the station and they had to undock.
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