undock.
To remove (a ship) from a dock.
Meaning & usage
To remove (a ship) from a dock.
To remove (a ship) from a dock. To depart a spaceship from a dock/berth/mount/mooring under its own power
To remove from a docking station.
After I undock my laptop, I can run it for about six hours on battery power.
To drag (a user interface element, such as a toolbar) away from its fixed position so that it floats freely.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- English dock English undock From un- + dock.
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