limber
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9.9
- noun
- Specialized
:
canal de sentina
- Another distinctive feature dating the ship is the single limber hole above the keel.
Examples
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Yeah, I ought to practice; I ought to keep my voice limber.
Fiction book (1990) -
In the excitement, dashing base to base, her feet long and limber in black laced shoes, Mary Anita did not notice.
Fiction book (2001) -
By the 1700s, ships had two limbers, one on each side, according to Rodgers.
Academic text (2010) -
I've written some lines suggested by going out wiring, or rather carrying wire up the line on limbers and running over dead bodies lying about.
Academic text (1996) -
Mild calf and lower leg stretching will keep the plantar fascia limber.
Blog text (32) -
The limber was a small notch that allowed water—all wooden ships leak a little—to flow freely between compartments deep in the belly of the ship.
Academic text (2010) -
The limber allows bilge water to flow into the pump well efficiently.
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Each ship must maintain its limber to ensure proper drainage on both sides of the keel.
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Inspecting the limber is crucial for preventing flooding in the vessel.
Compounds
- Specialized
1
8.6
A pine tree with long needles and flexible branches that grows high in western mountains
Surface Forms
Etymology
Limber (ship) refers to the small channels that carry bilge water to the pump, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of a limber as a 'little path' that leads water away so the ship stays dry.