How do you use Dismounted in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Dismounted meaning
Having gotten off one's horse, or been removed from its usual mounting, as with a statue off its pedestal, a framed picture from a wall, or a chandelier hanging from a ceiling.
Using Dismounted
- The main meaning on this page is: Having gotten off one's horse, or been removed from its usual mounting, as with a statue off its pedestal, a framed picture from a wall, or a chandelier hanging from a ceiling.
- In the example corpus, dismounted often appears in combinations such as: of dismounted, he dismounted, dismounted to.
Context around Dismounted
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dismounted
- In this selection, "dismounted" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mounted, ranges, understand, maneuver, tactics and kled stand out and add context to how "dismounted" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after he dismounted and removed and are generally dismounted but there. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dismounted" sits close to words such as aarhus, abdu and abetted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dismounted
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Patrols are conducted either mounted, dismounted or a combination of both. (11 words)
He said he dismounted and followed it to the loch, but only saw ripples. (14 words)
Color guards are generally dismounted, but there are also mounted color guard formations as well. (15 words)
At first, when he was on horseback (shown above), the burden was too heavy, but after he dismounted and removed his crown it became miraculously light, and the barred city gate opened of its own accord. (36 words)
A charge, mounted or dismounted, was also more effective when using a spear rather than a sword, as it offered better than even odds against a samurai using a sword. (30 words)
By contrast, King Edward's army was composed mainly of mounted men, who nevertheless dismounted to fight on foot as most English armies did during this period. (27 words)
Example sentences (20)
Patrols are conducted either mounted, dismounted or a combination of both.
The range complex has nine small-arms ranges, dismounted maneuver training, land navigation training, temporary camp areas, an obstacle course, rappel tower, barracks and classrooms.
These training lanes allowed all members of the Platoon to better understand dismounted tactics and how to execute the Commander’s intent while remaining flexible.
While dismounted, Kled has decreased movement speed moving away from enemy champions and deals decreased auto attack damage.
A group of cowboys, some on horses, some dismounted, with tents in the background with horses gathered together.
Increased energy demands will soon result in an increase in the quantity of batteries Soldiers must carry on dismounted patrols, Douglas said.
A charge, mounted or dismounted, was also more effective when using a spear rather than a sword, as it offered better than even odds against a samurai using a sword.
At first, when he was on horseback (shown above), the burden was too heavy, but after he dismounted and removed his crown it became miraculously light, and the barred city gate opened of its own accord.
At the Battle of Casilinum ( Battle of the Volturnus (554) ), Narses put true heavy infantry in the centre, instead of dismounted cavalry.
A variation of towed is portee, where the vehicle carries the gun which is dismounted for firing.
By contrast, King Edward's army was composed mainly of mounted men, who nevertheless dismounted to fight on foot as most English armies did during this period.
Color guards are generally dismounted, but there are also mounted color guard formations as well.
During the St.Louis crusade, dismounted French knights formed a tight lance-and-shield phalanx to repel Egyptian cavalry.
He said he dismounted and followed it to the loch, but only saw ripples.
He sometimes dismounted on the way to examine a flower or rock Anderson (1997), pp. 43–44.
It is possible that some of the higher class members of the army rode to battle, but when battle was joined they dismounted to fight on foot.
Jeffery sent him with fifteen scouts to explore the Mamund Valley; while on reconnaissance, they encountered an enemy tribe, dismounted from their horses and opened fire.
Ledger drawing of a mounted Cheyenne warrior counting coup with lance on a dismounted Crow warrior.
Military assault boats are small boats propelled by oars or an outboard motor and used to ferry dismounted infantry across water.
Mortar carriers cannot be fired while on the move and some must be dismounted to fire.
Common combinations with dismounted
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of dismounted 4×
- he dismounted 3×
- dismounted to 3×
- the dismounted 3×
- dismounted tactics 2×
- on dismounted 2×
- dismounted and 2×
- dismounted cavalry 2×
- dismounted but 2×
- dismounted from 2×