Except in the field under campaign or simulated campaign conditions, a mounted officer (or soldier) dismounts before addressing a superior officer not mounted.
A modification of this provision applies when the trooper dismounts for inspection.
When the troop, acting alone, dismountsto engage in deliberate fire action the captain makes provisions for the led horses (par.
To inspect the rifles, to inspect the pistols dismounted, or to inspect the dress and equipment of the squad more minutely, the inspector dismounts the squad without forming rank.
His horse suddenly stops,--he dismounts nimbly, seizes the entangled bird by the throat, and swings it violently around till its neck is broken.
The trained horse keeps a strain on the noose sufficient to prevent her from rising, while the hunter dismounts and secures his prize.
The master of such a horse cannot fail to be fortunate, for he mounts and dismounts over white.
An Arab arrives at the market, and dismounts in the midst of a score of horses or mares.
Then he dismountsfrom his horse, as does the damsel from hers.
My lord Yvain has no desire to inflict upon him further harm, but simply dismounts and takes his horse.
Erec dismounts from his horse, which the host himself leads away by the bridle, and does great honour to his guest.
Guivret, in his delight, dismounts and goes to fall at Erec's feet, where he was lying on the ground.
He dismounts in front of door, takes saddle-bags from horse and, with Jess leading, goes into house.
It sometimes happens that when crossing a river an Indian lad, to avoid getting wet, may mount on the back of one of the llamas; but in such a case, he immediately dismounts on reaching the opposite bank.
The traveller, overtaken by these terrific storms, dismounts from his trembling horse, and takes refuge beneath the shelter of some overhanging rock.
More and more astonished, Don Fadique dismounts and fastens his horse’s bridle to an iron hook in one of the pillars, and looks round, the glossy-skinned animal giving a whinny of delight as he passes his hand mechanically over its sleek neck.
The Colonel dismounts to stalk them, but a swarm of baboons spy him and at once set up such a chattering and screeching that the antelope take the alarm and make off.
He dismounts to get a shot, but the beasts see the dusky Latookas and rush off again to join their companions.
It is a sad day when the Commandante dismountsat his own door.
Peredur complies, and fights with a black man clad in rusty armour; but when he dismounts his adversary disappears.
He dismounts and enters, but an iron rail hinders his progress; through it he sees an altar whereon burn seven candles (a silver candlestick, a wax taper).
The coasting down this cañon would have been very good, but the great number of team-wagons and Mormon camping parties made dismounts frequent and unpleasant.
Here there was too much water--hundreds of little brooks crossing the road, making unnumbered dismounts advisable.
I was obliged to make more dismounts on account of frightened horses than in any section of this country through which I have passed.
And Iskender dismounts from his horse to enjoy his laugh in comfort, while his swollen veins and bloodshot eyes betoken the severity of the internal convulsion, all the more powerful that he must not have it out in louder tones.
The surface during this descent, though averaging very good, is not always of the smoothest; several dismounts are found to be necessary, and many places ridden over require a quick hand and ready eye to pass.
All down here the road is ridable in patches; but many dismounts have to be made, and the walking to be done aggregates at least one-third of the whole distance travelled during the day.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "dismounts" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
