What is "unlimbered"

Usage examples of "unlimbered".

He was told by his fellow officers that the screams of the crowd and the shrieks of the woman were due to the fact that General Ermolov, coming up to the crowd and learning that soldiers were dispersing among the shops while crowds of civilians blocked the bridge, had ordered two guns to be unlimbered and made a show of firing at the bridge.

Then he blinked dust out of his eyes and unlimbered the telescope again, on one flanking force and then the other.

Beside him Howyrd Carstens unlimbered his telescope and peered to the southeast.

A splatgun bounced up, unlimbered and cut loose down the slope into the enemy.

The splatguns wheeled by at a trot and unlimbered, pushing into place to cover the gap between the end of the line on his right and the bare ground around the gate, swept by fire from the bastion towers.

Here he dismounted, and stopped beside the farthest of the four unlimbered cannon.

When he reached the bridge he saw two unlimbered guns, the infantry crossing the bridge, several overturned carts, and frightened and laughing faces among the troops.

We had come several miles, and now we walked the horses under some cedars whilst I unlimbered my Winchester, checked it again, and returned it to the scabbard.

I finally got my brogans unlimbered and made a wild dive for the exit.

He unlimbered the weapon now—latching it in single-shot position, because he had no idea how long his supply of cartridges must last—and fired.

Poteet and Skimmerhorn saw what was happening, they rode breakneck to help, but their support was not needed, for Nacho had unlimbered his Third Dragoon and stood before his cook wagon, feet apart, with the deadly weapon at his shoulder.

It was around this somber young man that the others gathered, for when he unlimbered his guitar and started singing, everyone listened.

By now Rick’s Guardsmen were also dismounted and had unlimbered their bows.

Mason sidestepped his horse and unlimbered his own H&K before ho thought better and slung it again.