Meaning of IMPEDIMENTA
| Pronunciation: | | im`pedu'mentu
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- [n] the baggage and equipment carried by an army
- [n] any structure that makes progress difficult
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| | Synonyms: | | impediment, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor |
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| | See Also: | | baggage, bar, barrier, block, blockade, blockage, closure, construction, encumbrance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, luggage, obstacle, occlusion, preventative, preventive, stop, stoppage, structure, tumbler | |
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| | Definition: | | \Im*ped`i*men"ta\, n. pl. [L. See {Impediment},
{Impede}.]
Things which impede or hinder progress; incumbrances;
baggage; specif. (Mil.), the supply trains which must
accompany an army.
On the plains they will have horses dragging travoises,
dogs with travoises, women and children loaded with
impedimenta. --Julian
Ralph.
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| | Related Terms: | | accouterments, apparatus, appliances, appointments, appurtenances, armament, bag and baggage, baggage, burden, burthen, cargo, charge, consignment, conveniences, cross, cumbrance, deadweight, difficulty, disadvantage, duffel, dunnage, embarrassment, encumbrance, equipage, equipment, facilities, facility, fittings, fixtures, freight, freightage, furnishings, furniture, gear, goods, hamper, handicap, impediment, imposition, inconvenience, installations, kit, lading, load, luggage, lumber, machinery, materiel, munition, munitions, onus, outfit, pack, paraphernalia, payload, penalty, plant, plumbing, rig, rigging, shipment, stock-in-trade, tackle, things, traps, trouble, utensils, weight, white elephant |
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