Definitions
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- noun Plural form of
dismount . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
dismount .
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Examples
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Another intelligence report: Insurgents had concealed an anti-aircraft gun in one of the buildings, and would either use it on the "dismounts" - soldiers on foot - or on the vehicles as they rolled closer.
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The first call about the missing troops came in at 3. 44pm and by 4pm, five of Bradley's Warriors swept out through the camp gates, each with a driver, gunner and commander on top and between four and seven soldiers - "dismounts" - in the back.
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Army controls the Baghdad International Airport, there are still plenty of Iraqi soldiers out there, some in tanks, some of them in dismounts, that is infantry units, and they are moving around and they are harassing the 7th Cavalry and other Army units in this region.
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They're figuring they killed 400, at least, Iraqi dismounts, that is, Iraqi infantrymen just on the approach to the bridge last night.
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The Land Rovers are not armoured, but they are clearly being used for the patrol function, with the "dismounts" in the foreground carrying out a foot patrol.
The lies of Lord Drayson Richard 2006
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The variation had fewer dismounts — just two per lap for those who could ride the sandpit, instead of four per lap on Saturday.
Jeremy Powers, Georgia Gould take day 2 at Derby City Cup 2010
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Laura Van Gilder dismounts and runs uphill during day one of the Granogue Cross.
Laura Van Gilder, Jesse Anthony win day 1 of Granogue Cross 2010
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Carrie Ann loves the way he negotiated the mounts and dismounts of the lifts.
Dancing with the Stars Episode Recap: Monday, Nov. 14, 2011 2011
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Each week should include one cyclocross-specific interval workout combining skills work (mounts and dismounts, short run ups, etc.) with 4-6 minute supra-threshold intervals.
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I never got the all-on or all-off feeling common with other powerful brakes, allowing better control in nasty corners and heading into dismounts.
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