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Pronunciation: [lˈɪmbəz] (IPA)

Limbers are a type of vehicle used for carrying artillery. They are typically drawn by horses or other draft animals and were commonly used during wartime. Synonyms for limbers include ammunition wagons, artillery wagons, gun carriages, and supply wagons. These vehicles were crucial for transporting heavy artillery pieces and ammunition to the battlefield, ensuring that soldiers had the necessary resources to fight effectively. Some variations also include the field wagon, pack artillery, gun limber, and munition carriage. Regardless of the terminology used, limbers played a vital role in military operations and continue to be an essential component of historical reenactments.

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What are the hyponyms for Limbers?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
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Usage examples for Limbers

German guns and limbers, machine-guns and trench-mortars lie in fragments and in heaps in infernal chaos of earth, which is the graveyard of many German dead.
"From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917"
Philip Gibbs
Guns and gun-limbers moved forward at a sharp pace.
"From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917"
Philip Gibbs
The limbers of the field-batteries lined up.
"From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917"
Philip Gibbs

Famous quotes with Limbers

  • There was a beautiful row. You’ve really scared people, Hoddan! You deserve well of the republic! Every government and every person needs to be thoroughly terrified occasionally. It limbers up the brain.
    Murray Leinster

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