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IMPEDIMENTA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does impedimenta mean? 

IMPEDIMENTA (noun)
  The noun IMPEDIMENTA has 2 senses:

1. any structure that makes progress difficultplay

2. the baggage and equipment carried by an armyplay

  Familiarity information: IMPEDIMENTA used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


IMPEDIMENTA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Any structure that makes progress difficult

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

impediment; impedimenta; obstructer; obstruction; obstructor

Hypernyms ("impedimenta" is a kind of...):

construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "impedimenta"):

bar (an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal)

barrier (a structure or object that impedes free movement)

blockade (prevents access or progress)

block; blockage; closure; occlusion; stop; stoppage (an obstruction in a pipe or tube)

encumbrance; hinderance; hindrance; hitch; incumbrance; interference; preventative; preventive (any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome)

obstacle (an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented))

tumbler (a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown)


Sense 2

Meaning:

The baggage and equipment carried by an army

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("impedimenta" is a kind of...):

baggage (the portable equipment and supplies of an army)


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