verb Download 🔗Share To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant. Examples : "The yoga instructor limbers her students with a series of stretches before the advanced poses. " body physiology ability action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A two-wheeled vehicle to which a wheeled artillery piece or caisson may be attached for transport. Examples : "The army used the limber to move the heavy cannon across the battlefield. " vehicle military war Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in the plural) The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage. Examples : "The carriage's limbers, usually made of sturdy oak, needed regular inspection to ensure the horses could pull safely. " vehicle part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in the plural) Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to allow water to pass to the pump well. Examples : "The shipwright carefully inspected the limbers along the keelson to ensure water could flow freely to the bilge pump. " nautical part structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To prepare an artillery piece for transportation (i.e., to attach it to its limber.) Examples : "The soldiers limbered the cannon before transporting it to the next training site. " military vehicle war machine action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
