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noun
Equipment intended for an activity that serves as more of a hindrance than a help, especially military baggage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
plural of impedimentum
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
the baggage and equipment carried by an army
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: baggage
noun
any structure that makes progress difficult
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment
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Broader terms: structure, construction
Narrower terms: bar, barrier, blockade, blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage, hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference, obstacle, tumbler
History
Learned borrowing from Latin impedimenta, circa 1600. Compare impediment.
