dismount

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verb

dis·​mount (ˌ)dis-ˈmau̇nt 

dismounted; dismounting; dismounts

transitive verb

1

: to throw down or remove from a mount or an elevated position

especially : unhorse

2

: disassemble

intransitive verb

1

obsolete : descend

2

: to alight from an elevated position (as on a horse)

also : to get out of an enclosed craft or vehicle

dismount

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noun

: the act of dismounting

Synonyms

Verb

• alight
• descend
• disembark
• get down
• light

Examples of dismount in a Sentence

Verb

The cyclist dismounted and walked her bike across the street.

The gymnast dismounted from the parallel bars.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Fixed an issue where Yasuke could block with his teppo after being dismounted instead of his melee weapon. —Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025

Microchip claims that the new design is optimal for aerospace and defense mission-critical applications such as mobile radar, dismounted radios, dismounted IED jamming systems, autonomous sensor networks, and unmanned vehicles due to its compact size, low power consumption, and high precision. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2025

Noun

Chiles delivered, sticking her massive double layout dismount for a 9.965 to keep the Bruins in the hunt. —Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025

Everyone in our group easily sticks the dismount, landing firmly on two feet. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Verb

probably modification of Middle French desmonter, from des- dis- + monter to mount

First Known Use

Verb

1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1654, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dismount

• account
• amount
• discount
• recount
• remount
• seamount
• surmount
• count
• fount
• mount
• rediscount
• subaccount

Kids Definition

dismount

verb

dis·​mount

(ˈ)dis-ˈmau̇nt

1

: to get down from something (as a horse)

2

: to remove or throw down especially from a horse

dismount noun