remount

/ri:'maunt/

Thân thiện

The soldier quickly found a remount to continue the patrol.

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To mount or climb onto something again: The primary meaning is to get back onto a horse, bicycle, or similar vehicle or animal after having gotten off.
   • To provide with fresh horses: To supply a military unit or person with new horses, especially to replace those that are tired, injured, or lost.
   • To mount or attach something again: To fix or place something back onto a support, base, or backing, often after it has been removed or disassembled.

2. Noun:

   • A fresh horse for replacement: A horse supplied to replace another, especially in a military context.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • After the short break, the rider remounted his horse and continued the journey.
  • The army needed to remount the cavalry unit after the battle.
  • The technician had to remount the engine after the repairs were complete.

• Noun:

  • The officer called for a remount when his horse became lame.

Advanced Usage

• "To remount an attack/offensive": To launch a new attack or offensive after a previous one has stopped or failed. This is a figurative use, drawing from the military origin of the word.
  • After regrouping, the general decided to remount the offensive at dawn.

Variants and Related Words

• Mount (verb): To get up on something (e.g., a horse, a platform).
• Dismount (verb): To get down from something (e.g., a horse, a bicycle). This is the direct opposite action.

Synonyms

• Verb: Reboard, re-embark, reinstall, reattach.
• Noun: Replacement horse, fresh horse.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms specifically using the word "remount".)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a fresh horse especially (formerly) to replace one killed or injured in battle

Verb

1. provide with fresh horses
   • remount a regiment
2. mount again, as after disassembling something
3. mount again
   • he remounted his horse