| 单词 |
unlimber |
| 释义 |
▪ I. unˈlimber, a.
(un-1 7.)
a1639Wotton Charac. F. di Medici in Reliq. (1651) 364 To which temper more septentrionall unlimber Nations have not yet bent themselves.
▪ II. unˈlimber, v.
[un-2 5.]
1. Mil. To free (a gun) from the limber, by detaching and withdrawing this, preparatory to bringing the gun into action.
1802James Milit. Dict. s.v. Limber, A two-wheel carriage..taken off..; which is called unlimbering the guns. 1839F. A. Griffiths Artill. Man. 93 Square can only be formed when..both guns and waggons are unlimbered. 1879C. R. Low Jrnl. General Abbott ii. 146 Abbott..unlimbered the 24-pounder howitzer.
fig.1864Trevelyan Compet. Wallah (1866) 272 Then are the ‘English name’, and the ‘development of the resources of India’, unlimbered, and trundled out to overawe the..magistrates.
b. absol. To perform the operation of detaching and withdrawing the limber.
1828Spearman Brit. Gunner (ed. 2) 177 Unlimbering, or Coming into Action. 1875Clery Min. Tact. xi. 136 A H. A. battery..unlimbered and came into action.
transf.1888Harper's Mag. Sept. 555/1 A travelling band which [was]..in the second-class car, and which good⁓naturedly unlimbered at the stations.
2. To detach and withdraw the front-wheels of (a boat-carriage).
1853Douglas Milit. Bridges (ed. 3) 92 To launch the bateau, the carriage is placed with the pole towards the river, and unlimbered: by this means an inclined plane is formed. |
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