meaning of dismount
1. To come down; to descend.
2. To alight from a horse; to descend or get off, as a rider from his beast; as, the troops dismounted.
3. To throw or bring down from an elevation, place of honor and authority, or the like.
4. To throw or remove from a horse; to unhorse; as, the soldier dismounted his adversary.
5. To take down, or apart, as a machine.
6. To throw or remove from the carriage, or from that on which a thing is mounted; to break the carriage or wheels of, and render useless; to deprive of equipments or mountings; -- said esp. of artillery.
7. the act of dismounting a horse or bike etc.
Related Words
dismount | dismounted | dismounting |
