| 单词 |
unmounted |
| 释义 |
unˈmounted, ppl. a.
[un-1 8.]
1. a. Of cannon: Not placed on carriages.
1627Taking St. Esprit in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) III. 550 Twelve pieces unmounted in her hold. 1690J. Mackenzie Siege London-Derry 7/2 [We] found..most of the Guns unmounted for want of Carriages. 1790Beatson Nav. & Mil. Mem. I. 325 In the fort were four guns mounted, and as many unmounted. 1909G. M. Trevelyan Garibaldi 243 The carts that carried the yet unmounted cannon.
b. Not fixed up for use or display; not provided with a mount or mounts.
1888Encycl. Dict. 1890Science-Gossip XXVI. 144/1 Wanted, good unmounted material, also foreign butterflies and shells. 1891Anthony's Photogr. Bull. IV. 235 To use unmounted slides it is necessary to have auxiliary carriers. 1892Photogr. Ann. II. 57 We had also in our album a lot of other unmounted prints.
2. Not provided with, or riding on, a horse or horses.
1592Nashe Four Lett. Confut. H 2, Thy excellent out⁓cast selfe that liu'dst at Cambridge vnmounted. 1630Capt. Smith Trav. & Adv. vi. 10 Captain Smith..was not long un⁓mounted, for there was choice enough of horses. 1688Lond. Gaz. No. 2380/2 A good part of the Cavalry will remain unmounted. 1828Webster s.v., Unmounted dragoons. 1831James Phil. Augustus III. x, All the most beautiful horses..were led..by the pages and squire, unmounted. 1900Westm. Gaz. 3 Feb. 6/1 The number of mounted and un⁓mounted troops. |
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