Definition of "dismount" in English

verb

1. (ambitransitive) To (cause to) get off (something).

   • She carefully dismounted from the horse.
   • She carefully dismounted the horse.

2. (computing, ambitransitive) To make (a mounted drive) unavailable for use.

   • The VMS operator tried to dismount the Unix hard drive with the DISMOUNT DISK$NFSMOUNT command, instead of umount /mnt/nfshome.

3. (intransitive) To come down; to descend.

4. (military, transitive) To throw (cannon) off their carriages.

noun

1. The act of stepping down from something being ridden, such as a skateboard.

   • Nice dismount!

2. (gymnastics) The part of a routine in which the gymnast detaches from an apparatus.

   • It was a stylish routine, let down by a sloppy dismount.