un ‧ coup ‧ le /ʌnˈkʌp ə l/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to separate one piece of machinery, one part of a train etc from another that it is connected to:
Evidence suggests that the wagon was deliberately uncoupled.
un ‧ coup ‧ le /ʌnˈkʌp ə l/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to separate one piece of machinery, one part of a train etc from another that it is connected to:
Evidence suggests that the wagon was deliberately uncoupled.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012