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impedimenta

noun

Definition of impedimentanext
as in baggage

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  1. baggage
  2. belongings
  3. machinery
  4. equipment
  5. accessories
  6. facilities
Noun
  • Airlines already trimmed flights from their summer schedules and raised baggage fees in response to higher fuel costs.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The latter comes with a lot of legal baggage that Google probably doesn’t want to accommodate for a Labs experiment.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of baggage
Noun
  • The rising waters of Bui River in the southwest outskirts of Hanoi threatened to flood homes, prompting authorities to deploy hundreds of soldiers to help residents move belongings to higher ground, state media said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The claims seek damages for lost work, confiscated belongings and psychological harm.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of belongings
Noun
  • Videos Lardon took on Monday night show the machinery being removed.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
  • About a quarter of the customers are local contractors or business owners, who store small machinery, tools, supplies, merchandise, or paperwork that they’re legally required to hang on to.
    — David Owen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of machinery
Noun
  • Lacking life detection equipment, the workers strained to hear their cries.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Longevity is pushing yacht design beyond a checklist of equipment toward a complete ecosystem.
    — Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of equipment
Noun
  • Tortoiseshell Tortoiseshell was big in the ‘90s mom fashion world, often appearing on sunglasses frames and hair accessories.
    — Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Madewell’s leather accessories really continue to over-deliver.
    — Natalie Cantell, InStyle, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of accessories
Noun
  • Officials in Poland, Germany and Denmark have in recent weeks accused Russia of involvement in drone incursions, sabotage, arson, surveillance of defense facilities and planning to use a drone carrying explosives to attack an airport.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • At the nearby Thermes Marins Monte-Carlo spa (connected to the hotel by a tunnel), the facilities include a heated saltwater pool and a hammam.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of facilities
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“Impedimenta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impedimenta. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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