dismount

verb

(ˌ)dis-ˈmau̇nt How to pronounce dismount (audio)
Definition of dismountnext
1
as in to descend
to come down from something (as a vehicle) the coachman dismounted from his seat in order to assist the weary travelers

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2
as in to dismantle
to take apart dismount a revolver for cleaning

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Recent Examples of dismount Their father dismounted, went down on foot, climbed the fence his son had crawled under. — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026 Suffering from a broken rib and sinus infection, Remco Evenepoel hands his bidon to a child on the roadside and dismounts his bike. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 July 2026 Ukrainian drones monitor these areas for resupply movement by small trucks, ground robots, or dismounted troops. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026 Sometimes the world is spinning too fast to dismount. — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dismount
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismount
  1. descend
  2. dismantle
  3. disembark
  4. disconnect
  5. detach
  6. disassemble
  7. strike
  8. demount
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  • Other exhibits let visitors try a shuttle landing simulator, sit inside a replica flight deck and descend a 45-foot slide designed to evoke the shuttle’s return through Earth’s atmosphere.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
  • This cell, from which all life known to us has descended, is the root of the tree of life.
    — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of descend
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  • Does Iran need to totally dismantle its nuclear program in order for there to be any deal, in your perspective?
    — NBC news, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The agency’s dismantling, America’s withdrawal from the WHO, and cuts to the CDC have weakened international response to epidemics.
    — Anthony W. Gambino, Time, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of dismantle
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  • Villa Vie had been trying to sell cabins up until passengers disembarked, and many people who had purchased one never even got a chance to board.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The Spanish Civil Guard later ruled out the presence of explosives and all 114 passengers and seven crew members disembarked safely.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of disembark
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  • During a Monday night press conference at the White House, administration officials ruled out the SMART system as the root cause of the airspace shutdown, noting that it is disconnected and not even plugged into the core air traffic control systems.
    — Chase Jordan Updated November 13, Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2026
  • The novel proceeds in spare fragments and aphorisms, disconnected from any real arc of resolution.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of disconnect
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  • In some situations, the cable guard became loose or fully detached from the wall, leading to risk of strangulation and prompting today's action by Owlet.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • In addition, a new analysis by National Museums Scotland shows the bronze limb was carefully detached from its parent statue, suggesting that the monument was deliberately dismantled rather than destroyed.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of detach
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  • Some see it as a promise kept, others as one not yet fulfilled, and others as the inverse—that Trump has since disassembled beyond repair the nation and its political institutions rather than rebuilding these as pledged.
    — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Tiers of Joy ships the finished product back in a custom box for easy storage, since the platters can be disassembled and packed flat to save space.
    — Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of disassemble
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  • Last year, she was arrested in London while supporting hunger-striking pro-Palestinian activists.
    — Khalil Hamra, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The driver in the vehicle struck by Wilson was temporarily trapped and later died from his injuries.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of strike
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  • They were torn down and pulverized by angry mobs, as happened in Kiev during the wave of protests in 2013-14, or methodically demounted by local authorities.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2017
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“Dismount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismount. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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