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dismount.

To (cause to) get off (something).

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/dɪsˈmaʊnt/
  1. To (cause to) get off (something).

    ambitransitive
    She carefully dismounted from the horse.
    She carefully dismounted the horse.
  2. To make (a mounted drive) unavailable for use.

    ambitransitive
    The VMS operator tried to dismount the Unix hard drive with the DISMOUNT DISK$NFSMOUNT command, instead of umount /mnt/nfshome.
  3. To come down; to descend.

    intransitive
  4. To throw (cannon) off their carriages.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From dis- + mount, probably a calque of Old French desmonter.

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

    Nice dismount!
  2. The part of a routine in which the gymnast detaches from an apparatus.

    It was a stylish routine, let down by a sloppy dismount.
Where this word comes from

From dis- + mount, probably a calque of Old French desmonter.

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