Limber — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson

attach the limber

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɪmbɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɪmbə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɪmbə/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈɪmbɚ/.

Examples

limber a cannon
The violist limbered her wrists before the concert
a supple mind

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

supple limber up

Parts of Speech

noun	a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson
verb	attach the limber “limber a cannon”
verb	cause to become limber “The violist limbered her wrists before the concert”
adjective	(used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable “a supple mind”
adjective	(used of artifacts) easily bent
adjective	(used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely

Word Forms

suppleness

noun

adaptability of mind or character

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

geschmeidig

ein zweirädriges, von Pferden gezogenes Fahrzeug, das zum Ziehen eines Feldgeschützes oder eines Senkkastens verwendet wurde

🇫🇷French

souple

un véhicule hippomobile à deux roues utilisé pour tirer un canon de campagne ou un caisson

🇪🇸Spanish

ágil

un vehículo de dos ruedas tirado por caballos utilizado para tirar de un cañón de campaña o un cajón

🇮🇹Italian

agile

un veicolo a due ruote trainato da cavalli utilizzato per trainare un cannone da campo o un cassone

🇳🇱Dutch

lenig

een tweewielig door paarden getrokken voertuig dat wordt gebruikt om een veldkanon of caisson te trekken

🇵🇹Portuguese

flexível

um veículo puxado por cavalo de duas rodas usado para puxar uma arma de campo ou caixão

🇷🇺Russian

гибкий

двухколесная гужевая повозка, используемая для буксировки полевой пушки или кессона

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लचीला

एक दो-पहिया घोड़ा-चालित वाहन जिसका उपयोग फील्ड गन या कैसॉन खींचने के लिए किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অঙ্গ

ফিল্ড বন্দুক বা ক্যাসন টানতে ব্যবহৃত একটি দুই চাকার ঘোড়ায় টানা যান

🇮🇳Tamil

மூட்டு

இரு சக்கர குதிரை வரையப்பட்ட வாகனம், களத்துப்பாக்கி அல்லது கைசனை இழுக்கப் பயன்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అవయవాలు

ఫీల్డ్ గన్ లేదా కైసన్ లాగడానికి ఉపయోగించే రెండు చక్రాల గుర్రపు వాహనం

🇮🇳Marathi

अवयव

फील्ड गन किंवा कॅसॉन खेचण्यासाठी वापरले जाणारे दुचाकी घोड्याचे वाहन

🇮🇳Gujarati

અંગ

ફિલ્ડ બંદૂક અથવા કેસોન ખેંચવા માટે વપરાતું બે પૈડાંવાળું ઘોડાનું વાહન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಗಾಂಗ

ಫೀಲ್ಡ್ ಗನ್ ಅಥವಾ ಕೈಸನ್ ಅನ್ನು ಎಳೆಯಲು ಬಳಸುವ ದ್ವಿಚಕ್ರದ ಕುದುರೆ ಎಳೆಯುವ ವಾಹನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവയവങ്ങൾ

ഫീൽഡ് ഗണ്ണോ കൈസണോ വലിക്കാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഇരുചക്രമുള്ള കുതിര വരച്ച വാഹനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਗ

ਇੱਕ ਦੋ ਪਹੀਆ ਘੋੜਾ-ਖਿੱਚਿਆ ਵਾਹਨ ਇੱਕ ਫੀਲਡ ਬੰਦੂਕ ਜਾਂ ਕੈਸਨ ਨੂੰ ਖਿੱਚਣ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

لمبر

دو پہیوں والی گھوڑے سے چلنے والی گاڑی جو فیلڈ گن یا کیسن کھینچنے کے لیے استعمال ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

林伯尔

用于拉动野战炮或沉箱的两轮马拉车辆

🇯🇵Japanese

柔軟な

野砲やケーソンを牽引するために使用される二輪の馬車

🇰🇷Korean

앞차

야포나 케이슨을 당기는 데 사용되는 이륜 말이 끄는 차량

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khập khiễng

một chiếc xe ngựa hai bánh dùng để kéo súng dã chiến hoặc caisson

🇹🇭Thai

กิ่งก้าน

รถม้าสองล้อที่ใช้ดึงปืนสนามหรือกระสุนปืน

🇮🇩Indonesian

lentur

kendaraan roda dua yang ditarik kuda yang digunakan untuk menarik senjata lapangan atau caisson

🇲🇾Malay

lentur

kenderaan yang ditarik kuda beroda dua yang digunakan untuk menarik pistol medan atau caisson

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رشيق

مركبة ذات عجلتين تجرها الخيول تستخدم لسحب مدفع ميداني أو غواص

🇮🇷Persian

لاغر

وسیله نقلیه دو چرخ اسبی که برای کشیدن تفنگ صحرایی یا کیسون استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

esnek

sahra silahını veya kesonu çekmek için kullanılan iki tekerlekli atlı araç

🇮🇱Hebrew

גָמִישׁ

רכב רתוף לסוס דו-גלגלי המשמש למשיכת אקדח שדה או קיסון

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