Remount (Verb)
Meaning 1
Provide with fresh horses; "remount a regiment".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- The cavalry commander gave the order to remount the company with fresh horses from the overflow corral.
- He spent years raising horses to remount the units of the dwindling British army.
- Two days passed, giving the troop commander ample time to remount the men who had lost their horses.
- The forward squadrons halted while an orderly line of new horses arrived to remount the exhausted men.
- Before the enemy could launch a second assault, the 5th Dragoons managed to remount the disheveled ranks.
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Meaning 2
Mount again, as after disassembling something.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The old engine was remounted after a lengthy restoration process and is now up and running again.
- After inspecting for damage, the mechanic instructed the rider to remount the bike and test the brakes once more.
- The detached wheel was successfully remounted after someone lent the cyclist a wrench to tighten the bolts.
- The engineers carefully remounted the delicate instruments and secured every fragile component to prevent damage during transport.
- If any parts were accidentally dislodged during shipping, our technicians could quickly remount them in the field.
Meaning 3
Mount again; "he remounted his horse".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- After falling off, she managed to remount her bike and continue the bike tour.
- The knight struggled to remount his wounded horse on the battlefield.
- He regained balance and remounted the stairs to the top of the roller coaster.
- The child took his time to remount the chair that had been turned upside down.
- Near the finish line, her horse stopped but she quickly remounted and ran through.