| 单词 | to limber up |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto limber up transitive. To attach the limber to (a gun). Hence absol. to fasten together the two parts of a gun-carriage, as a preparation for moving away. Usually to limber up. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > management of artillery > operate artillery [verb (intransitive)] > attach parts of gun to carriage limber1842 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > management of artillery > operate (artillery) [verb (transitive)] > mount on carriage > attach limber to limber1842 1842 C. J. Lever Jack Hinton in Dublin Univ. Mag. Mar. 315/1 The heavy artillery was seen to limber up, and move slowly across the field. 1851 Orders & Regulations Royal Engineers (rev. ed.) xix. 95 Breadth of Shed, Guns limbered up..40 ft. 0 in. 1861 Man. Field Exercise Artillery 50 Limbering is always done at a trot. 1863 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea II. xvi. 470 The guns of Turner's battery were limbered up and pushed forward. < as lemmas |
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