Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

uncouple

 verb
     
un‧coup‧le [transitive]
to separate one piece of machinery, one part of a train etc from another that it is connected to:
Evidence suggests that the private car was deliberately uncoupled.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary