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Definitions for: Impedimenta [n] the baggage and equipment carried by an army
[n] any structure that makes progress difficult
Webster (1913) 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.
Synonyms: impediment, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor
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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