v. [UN-2 5.] trans. To take (a ship) out of a dock; sometimes spec., to launch.

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1750.  Naval Expos., 15. On docking and undocking Ships.

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1804.  Trans. Soc. Arts, XXII. 277. Enabling large ships to be docked, suspended, and undocked, the same spring tides.

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1897.  Westm. Gaz., 30 Sept., 5/2. Before the Lynx could be docked it was necessary to undock … another destroyer.

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