dismount

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the act of dismounting (a horse or bike etc.)
  2. verb alight from (a horse)

Etymology

From dis- + mount, probably a calque of Old French desmonter.

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