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unlimber
1[ uhn-lim-ber ]
unlimber
2[ uhn-lim-ber ]
verb (used with object)
- to detach (a gun) from its limber or prime mover.
- to make ready for use or action.
verb (used without object)
- to prepare for action.
noun
- the act of changing a gun from traveling to firing position.
unlimber
/ ʌnˈlɪmbə /
verb
- tr to disengage (a gun) from its limber
- to prepare (something) for use
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Word History and Origins
Origin of unlimber1
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Example Sentences
The artillerymen will be in the waggons next the guns, all ready to unlimber and open fire.
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There was a pause, and he improved the opportunity to unlimber his arms and legs, while waiting by the instrument.
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Now they streamed back at the trot, all telling the tale—how, before they could even unlimber, shells had come crashing into them.
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Still, perhaps they were afraid to unlimber their heavy artillery for fear of killing the girl.
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They take up a position at the top of the rising ground, monopolising the attention of the Boer gunners as they unlimber.
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