Word Meaning

dismount definition and meaning

v. i. To come down; to descend.
v. i. To alight from a horse; to descend or get off, as a rider from his beast; as, the troops dismounted.
v. t. To throw or bring down from an elevation, place of honor and authority, or the like.
v. t. To throw or remove from a horse; to unhorse; as, the soldier dismounted his adversary.
v. t. To take down, or apart, as a machine.
v. t. 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.

Crossword clues for dismount

- Get down