Frage Dismountable vs Demountable

Having read the article about the Club Name change we immediately started looking into the old chestnut of dismountable vs demountable.

MS Encarta thinks the following:

Dismountable

1. get off animal

intransitive verb to get down from the back of an animal, for example a horse or camel

2. get off cycle

intransitive verb to get off a bicycle or motorcycle

3. remove from frame

transitive verb to remove something from a frame, mounting, stand, or support

4. throw somebody off

transitive verb to remove somebody from a mounted position
• The horse dismounted its rider.

Demountable

1. removable from support

used to describe a piece of equipment that can be removed from its supports

2. removable from cab of lorry

relating to the storage part of a lorry that can be removed from the cab without the use of a crane


We always called our outfit a demountable. Let the discussions begin