uncouple

Definition

To disconnect or detach one thing from another.

Etymology

From Middle English uncouple; equivalent to un- + couple.

Example Sentences

• "We uncoupled the trailer and left it behind."
• "The railway workers uncoupled the cars near the tail end of the train."
• "On arrival at Spiez, the locomotive (No. 206) was immediately uncoupled and drew ahead to enable an Italian through coach from Interlaken to Milan to be loose shunted (with passengers aboard and controlled by means of its handbrake) on to the front of the train."