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 — lim·bers … English syllables
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
