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dismount

[dis-maunt, dis-maunt, dis-maunt] / dɪsˈmaʊnt, dɪsˈmaʊnt, ˈdɪsˌmaʊnt /
VERB
get off something higher
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It means from September, cyclists will have to dismount through an area of around 30 streets.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

When Nemour stuck her double layout dismount, Lee’s jaw dropped and she clapped up a cloud of chalk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2024

After a flawless run, McClenaghan's coach Luke Carson had his head on his hands just before the dismount.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2024

Applied to TV, sticking the landing suggests that a finale is the equivalent of a vaulter’s dismount.

From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2024

She’d have had to dismount, perhaps even climb.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

The team’s dismounts were nearly perfect against Nebraska, especially on the balance beam.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026

It’s around 1919 and Ernest is wearing his World War I uniform when he dismounts a train in Fairfax, an Oklahoma boomtown where luxury cars rumble down dirt roads.

From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2024

By now, he may have learned the wisdom of George Ball, the Kennedy administration diplomat who opposed the escalation of the Vietnam War: "He who rides the tiger cannot choose where he dismounts."

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2022

She dismounts and falls into a pile of manure.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2021

The sooner I could master it, the sooner I’d be able to move on to harder dismounts and other big skills.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

Borglum dismounted from his horse, climbed up the mountain face in an ascot, golf pants, and cowboy hat, and began to transform Rushmore into the political monument we know today.

From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2025

The Israeli troops dismounted and spread out in the yard, and began searching the basement and entering buildings.

From Reuters ● Nov. 15, 2023

The huge effort took its toll as he dismounted and sat on the tarmac to get his breath back, before being congratulated by a Soudal Quick-Step teammate.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 20, 2023

In the video, he appears to have just dismounted from a nearby wheelchair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2023

He dismounted and led Lixxa to a trough, then turned to the fountain and scooped water over his head with both hands.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

After dismounting, legs jellied, we high-fived and plotted our next move.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

She had no hesitation on her jumps and delivered controlled spins before dismounting in style, with just a small hop when landing.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2023

The key stunt in the franchise’s seventh installment involves Cruise driving a motorcycle off the edge of a cliff, dismounting and parachuting into a Norwegian valley.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023

“You can give yourselves a hand,” shouted Olfa Mazouz, dismounting on the sidewalk.

From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2023

Dumbledore had already crossed the crenellated ramparts and was dismounting; Harry landed next to him seconds later and looked around.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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