unmountedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈmaʊntᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˈmaʊn(t)əd/ 1.
a. Of a cannon, gun, or other piece of artillery: not mounted on a carriage, stand, or support.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > management of artillery > [adjective] > placed in position for use > removed from carriage
unmountedc1550
dismounted1610
c1550 in Archaeologia (1982) 107 198/2 Slynges vnmounted wt ij chambers.
1568 Inventory (Moray Arch., Darnaway Castle) Box 2 in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue (1973) at Montit ij pyecis of ordinance viz falconis the ane montyt the vther vnmontyt.
1627 Taking of St. Esprit in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) III. 550 Twelve pieces unmounted in her hold.
1739 New Descr. Corsica 56 A great many Chests filled with Arms, both mounted and unmounted.
1790 R. Beatson Naval & Mil. Mem. I. 325 In the fort were four guns mounted, and as many unmounted.
1846 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 16 39 The Sheïkh possessed several unmounted guns of various calibres.
1906 M. C. Crowley In Treaty with Honor xi. 124 There were two unmounted pieces of artillery on board.
2003 Field & Stream July 36/3 Call for the clays with an unmounted gun, as if you were hunting.
b. gen. Not set in, fixed to, or placed on a mount or support.
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the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [adjective] > not
unput1450
unlaid1467
unset1561
unplanted1615
unmounted1724
uninstalleda1856
1724 Daily Post 31 Jan. 2/1 (advt.) Italian and Indian Fans ready Mounted or Unmounted.
1796 C. Smith Let. 23 Mar. (2003) 223 I wish to know the price mounted & unmounted.
1844 New Englander Jan. 7/2 It is..almost infinitely improbable, that such a series of observations should be made with an unmounted tube.
1890 Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip 26 144/1 Wanted, good unmounted material, also foreign butterflies and shells.
1914 New Eng. Stamp Monthly 20 Mar. 50 The reserve stock of unmounted stamps.
1987 M. Shelley Care & Handling Art Objects iv. 32 An unmounted print or drawing should never be lifted by its corners.
2008 S. Read Exhibiting Photogr. i. 20 If the image is unmounted, the border can remain.
2. Not provided with a horse for riding; not mounted on horseback. Also: (of a horse) not mounted by a rider.
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society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > rider > [adjective] > not
unmounted1592
dismounted1720
1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes sig. H2 Thy excellent out-cast selfe that liu'dst at Cambridge vnmounted.
1630 J. Smith True Trav. vi. 10 Captain Smith..was not long unmounted, for there was choice enough of horses.
1688 London Gaz. No. 2380/2 A good part of the Cavalry will remain unmounted.
1744 Country Jrnl. 8 Sept. 2/2 A select body of Lycanians, and of 2000 Horse, surprized, lying before the Town and unmounted.
1786 Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 707/1 A military gentleman, with a jockey on his back..ran against a fat bullock unmounted..and won with great ease.
1806 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 6 Dec. 960/2 All the unmounted dragoons..are now mounted.
1881 J. Sands Frank Powderhorn x. 138 There was some difficulty in getting the unmounted horses to enter the water.
1900 Parl. Deb. 4th Ser. 78 335 New South Wales..sent one contingent each of mounted and unmounted men.
1997 Times 11 Oct. (Mag. section) 16/1 The mounted followers trotted off, the unmounted followers climbed into their Land Rovers and Range Rovers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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