Definition of: dismount

(dis·mount′) v.i.
1. To get off or alight from a horse, etc.
—v.t.
2. To remove from a mounting, as a cannon or a jewel.
3. To come down; descend.
4. To take (a machine) to pieces.
5. To remove from or deprive of horses.
—noun The act or manner of dismounting.
—dis·mount′a·ble adjective