dismount

Definitions

1. 1.To alight from a horse; to descend or get off, as a rider from his beast; as, the troops dismounted.
2. 2.To throw or bring down from an elevation, place of honor and authority, or the like. Dismounted from his authority. Barrow.
3. 3.To throw or remove from a horse; to unhorse; as, the soldier dismounted his adversary.
4. 4.(Mech.) To take down, or apart, as a machine.
5. 5.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.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Reverse-dictionary questions

Definition-first questions whose answer is dismount.

• What is to alight from a horse; to descend or get off, as a rider from his beast; as, the troops dismounted called?
• What is to throw or bring down from an elevation, place of honor and authority, or the like. Dismounted from his authority. Barrow called?
• What is to throw or remove from a horse; to unhorse; as, the soldier dismounted his adversary called?
• What is to take down, or apart, as a machine called?