Dismount Definition

dĭs-mount
dismounted, dismounts
verb
dismounted, dismounts
To get off or down, as from a horse, bicycle, etc.; alight.
Webster's New World
To execute a dismount in gymnastics.
American Heritage
To remove (a thing) from its mounting or setting.
Webster's New World
To take apart; dismantle.
Webster's New World
To get out of a vehicle.
American Heritage
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noun
The act or manner of dismounting, especially from a horse.
American Heritage
The act of dismounting.
Webster's New World
A move in gymnastics whereby the gymnast gets off an apparatus or completes a floor exercise, typically landing on both feet.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Dismount

Noun

Singular:
dismount
Plural:
dismounts

Origin of Dismount

  • Probably alteration of obsolete French desmonter to unseat des- dis- monter to mount mount1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • dis- +‎ mount, probably a calque of Old French desmonter.

    From Wiktionary

Dismount Sentence Examples

  • You should dismount, he said.

  • He leaned forward as he helped her dismount at the barn, rain rolling off the brim of his hat in a stream.

  • After the works were silenced, the ships moved in closer, with a view to dismount the Egyptian guns.

  • They must also help the flyers dismount and return to the ground safely.

  • The fleet prepared for action, and the bearer of the reply, signed by the president of the council, and offering to dismount three guns in the batteries named, only succeeded in finding the flagship late at night.

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Words Starting With

DDIDIS

Words Ending With

TNTUNT

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