1. the act or process of disconnecting or unfastening something that was hitched

1. present participle of unhitch; disconnecting or unfastening something that was hitched or attached

Examples

• The farmer was unhitching the horses from the plow.
• After unhitching the trailer, we parked the truck in the garage.
• She spent several minutes unhitching the boat from the dock.
• The unhitching of the railroad cars took longer than expected.
• He was unhitching his backpack when the storm began.
• The quick unhitching of the equipment saved valuable time.