unstrap
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of unstrap
Example Sentences
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Passengers can unstrap from their seats, float around the cabin for a few minutes and take in the sweeping views of Earth, before the space plane glides back home and lands on a runway.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2023
Mookie Betts didn’t have time to toss his bat, unstrap his shin guard or take even a half-step toward first base.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2023
"We're in zero-g for around four minutes, and we get to get out of our seats, unstrap, float around, look at the thin limb of the Earth's atmosphere," Bezos told CBS News.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2021
The flight reached its apogee at 282,000 feet — 53.41 miles — where the passengers were able to unstrap and experience weightlessness.
From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2021
He waited, watching the thin man unstrap the fighters' headguards and shake a black pencil of a finger in their faces.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
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