dismount

UK /dɪsˈmaʊnt/ US /dɪsˈmaʊnt/
verb 4noun 2

Definitions

verb

1

To (cause to) get off (something).

She carefully dismounted from the horse.

She carefully dismounted the horse.

2

To make (a mounted drive) unavailable for use.

The VMS operator tried to dismount the Unix hard drive with the DISMOUNT DISK$NFSMOUNT command, instead of umount /mnt/nfshome.

PROBLEM: A volume periodically dismounts. There are two drives with one volume on each. From time to time, the second volume dismounts and the drive shuts down.

3

To come down; to descend.

But now the bright sun ginneth to dismount.

4

To throw (cannon) off their carriages.

noun

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.

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