Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of undock
nounundocking (plural undockings)
plural undockings
- The process by which something is undocked; removal from a dock.
Six years of training are required. Within the first 2 years, the trainee must observe at least 225 passages, dockings, and undockings: at least 25 of these maneuvers must be performed by the trainee under the supervision of a docking master.
1994, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Advances in Navigation and Piloting, Minding the helm: marine navigation and piloting (page 418)
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Germanic*anda-
- Proto-West Germanic*anda-
- Old Englishand-
- Old Englishon-
- Middle Englishon-
- Englishun-
- Middle Dutchdocke
- Dutchdok
- Englishdock
- Englishundock
- Englishundocking
Translations
Russian расстыко́вка
- расстыко́вка (rasstykóvka)the process of disconnecting one spacecraft from another
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APA
undocking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undocking
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“undocking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undocking. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undocking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undocking.
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