Meaning & use
Dismounted
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Having gotten off a horse or vehicle; in military usage, fighting on foot rather than from a vehicle or horse.
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The dismounted cavalry took cover behind the ridge.
She dismounted and led the horse the rest of the way.
A note on using this word
Widely used in military terminology to distinguish infantry fighting on foot from mounted or motorized troops.
Words with a similar meaning
unmountedafoot
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Words with an opposite meaning
mounted
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