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dismount

dismount

10 5.2
An act of getting off a horse, bicycle, or vehicle
  • noun
  • /dɪsˈmaʊnt/
translation icon : bajada
  • 3) Platinum bars - The gymnast is required to do a dismount.
  • a perfect dismount
  • a nice dismount
  • a double dismount

We're driving nods so driving down these roads till we get to our dismount.

Examples

  • So, you know, all you have to do is a double Pike dismount and you don't have to twist.

  • What a dismount.

  • Man, the performance was great, but, the dismount and landing was terrible.

  • And now for the final dismount.

  • Must have been the dismount.

  • Yes, he nailed the dismount!

  • Some dismounts require that the gymnast be blind to the ground upon landing.

    Blog text (2)
  • That's an illegal dismount.

  • Bruce comes out to greet Gordon. Dick, slightly awestruck, dismounts and wanders into the house.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • After the horse stopped, the rider made a smooth dismount onto the ground.

Synonyms

disembarkation
vsdismount
1 6.5

To leave a ship, plane, or vehicle at the end of a journey

refers to getting off small rideable vehicles rather than only at journey end
disembarkment
vsdismount
1 7.4

A time when passengers and crew get off a ship, plane, or vehicle

refers to getting off small rideable vehicles like horses or bicycles

Surface Forms

dismount singular
dismounts plural

Etymology

Dismount comes from the parts dis- 'away' and mount 'to get on', so a dismount is simply the act of getting off a horse, bike, or similar vehicle.