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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of demount.

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Examples

  • The computer table was demounted tonight (hopefully we didn't make too much noise for the downstairs neighbours - we need some goodwill from them when we're showing the flat, e.g. no smoking in the stairs (not sure if it's them, though) and no restoration project involving solvents), and our computers are in temporary positions with monitors in the window sill etc.

    Haulday. magnio 2007

  • The bodies of guards and servitors were heaped behind improvised barricades of furniture and demounted doors.

    The Golden Torc May, Julian, 1931- 1981

  • In cases where gear camber wears one side faster than the other, tires can be demounted and turned around to extend the tire life.

    Goodyear Recommends Aviators Know Aircraft Tire Wear Limits - Yahoo! Finance 2010

  • Ideal for multicamera flyaways, the entire rig can, where necessary, be demounted and installed in a venue in around an hour.

    UK Regional Film and Television News 2009

  • The demounted closed cartridge would be therefore fairly tight and closed and may well be kept tight in another shallow sealed tube.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) 2009

  • a way of affixing drywall without screws, allowing the drywall to be demounted easily, for reuse.

    Taliesin Prefab Studio Update 1 2008

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