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dismount

[ verb dis-mount; noun dis-mount, dis-mount ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

to bring or throw down, as from a horse; unhorse; throw:
The horse twisted and bucked and finally dismounted its rider.
to remove (a thing) from its mounting, support, setting, etc.:
to dismount a picture.
to take (a mechanism) to pieces.

an act or process of dismounting.
Gymnastics. a move by which a gymnast gets off an apparatus or finishes a floor exercise, usually landing upright on the feet.

dismount

/ dɪsˈmaʊnt /

1525–35; probably modeled on Medieval Latin dismontāre or Middle French desmonter. See dis- ¹, mount ¹

Quickly the order was given to dismount and send the horses back in charge of every fourth man.

The order was given them to dismount, and the men not holding the horses moved forward and formed into line.

"We'd better dismount," said Betty's voice, surprisingly calm and matter-of-fact.

His quick eye took in the situation and he ordered his men to dismount and take position behind the mules and wagons.

The half-breed helped Helen dismount and told her to go to his tent, a small, pyramid affair at one end of the glade.

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