DISMOUNT, verb intransitive [dis and mount.] 1. To alight from a horse; to descend or get off, as a rider from a beast; as, the officer ordered his troops to dismount 2. To descend from an elevation. DISMOUNT, verb transitive 1. To throw or remove from a horse; to unhorse; as, the soldier dismounted his adversary. 2. To throw or bring down from any elevation. 3. To throw or remove cannon or other artillery from their carriages; or to break the carriages or wheels, and render guns useless.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI