undocking
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]undocking
- present participle and gerund of undock
Noun
[edit]undocking (plural undockings)
- The process by which something is undocked; removal from a dock.
- 1994, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Advances in Navigation and Piloting, Minding the helm: marine navigation and piloting (page 418)
- 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)
Coordinate terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]the process of disconnecting one spacecraft from another
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