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limbers
lim·bers L0171700 (lĭm′bərz)pl.n. Gutters or channels on each side of a ship's keelson that drain bilge water into the pump well.
[Probably alteration of French lumière, one of the limbers, from Old French lumiere, opening, light, from Late Latin lūmināria, pl. of lūmināre, window, from Latin, lamp; see luminary.]limbers (ˈlɪmbə) pl n (Nautical Terms) nautical (in the bilge of a vessel) a fore-and-aft channel through a series of holes in the frames (limber holes) where water collects and can be pumped outThesaurus| Noun | 1. | limbers - a channel or gutter on either side of a ship's keelson; carries bilge water into the pump wellchannel - a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through; "the fields were crossed with irrigation channels"; "gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street"plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
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