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to uncouple
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to disconnect two railway cars or a car from the locomotive
Example
The workers uncoupled the dining car before sending the rest of the train to the yard.
She signaled the conductor to uncouple the caboose from the main train.
He used the lever to uncouple the freight car from the rest of the train.
They needed to uncouple the engine to perform repairs on it.
The crew had to uncouple the last two cars for maintenance.