limbers

limbers
lim·bers

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  • limbers — [lim′bərz] pl.n. 〚prob. < Fr lumière, a hole, aperture, lit., light < VL luminaria, orig. pl. of L luminare, a light, window: see LUMINARY〛 Naut. holes in the lower part of a vessel s frames to allow bilge water to drain to the pump * * *… …   Universalium

  • limbers — [lim′bərz] pl.n. [prob. < Fr lumière, a hole, aperture, lit., light < VL luminaria, orig. pl. of L luminare, a light, window: see LUMINARY] Naut. holes in the lower part of a vessel s frames to allow bilge water to drain to the pump …   English World dictionary

  • Limbers and caissons (military) — A limber is a two wheeled cart designed to support the trail of an artillery piece, allowing it to be towed. A caisson is a two wheeled cart designed to carry ammunition; it was frequently towed before the limber.Before the 19th centuryAs… …   Wikipedia

  • limbers — lim·ber || lɪmbÉ™(r) n. two wheeled vehicle used to tow a field gun or caisson v. make flexible; attach a field gun or caisson to a limber adj. flexible, pliant; agile, supple …   English contemporary dictionary

  • limbers —  thills or shafts. Berks …   A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

  • limbers — noun a channel or gutter on either side of a ship s keelson; carries bilge water into the pump well • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑channel * * * ˈlimbə(r)z noun plural Etymology: modification of French lumière …   Useful english dictionary

  • Edmund Phipps-Hornby — Edmund John Phipps Hornby Born 31 December 1857 Lordington, Emsworth, Hampshire …   Wikipedia

  • Charles Parker (VC) — Charles Edward Haydon Parker Born 10 March 1870 St Johns, London Died …   Wikipedia

  • Military funeral — The United States Army Caisson Platoon of the 3rd United States Infantry Regiment The Old Guard transports the flag draped casket of Sergeant Major of the Army George W. Dunaway on a horse drawn limbers and caissons during a military funeral… …   Wikipedia

  • Morris C8 — Quad Morris Commercial Quad, limber, and 25 pdr field gun crossing a pontoon bridge at Slaght Bridge in Antrim, Northern Ireland, 26 June 1942 …   Wikipedia

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