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congS 97 console
congg & titre de soutien de famille, ( Fr. a.) leave of
absence on account 9! applicant being necessary
to the support of his family; lasts until benefi-
into the reserve of the active
ciary passes
army.
congedier, v. a., to discharge; disband; pay off.
congelation, f., congelation, freezing, congealing;
cold storage.
congeler, v. a., to freeze, congeal.
congrtage, m., (cord.) worming, keckling.
congrter, v. a., (cord.) to worm, keckle.
congres, m., congress.
congreve, m., (artif.) Congreve rocket;
fusee & la , Congreve rocket.
eonicit, f., state of being coned or tapered.
conification, f., (sm. a.) operation of tapering the
seat of the bullet.
conique, a., conical, tapering; (mach.) taper;
fortement , (mach., etc.) quick tapering.
conjoncteur, m., (elec.) connector, key;
disjoncteur make-and-break , key;
de mise de feu, (mil. min., expl, etc.) firingkey.
conjugaison, f., des Musses, (art.) employment
(when range is unknown or observation
difficult) of several elevations, differing by 100m
or 200, in the same battery, in order to determine
the range.
conjugtUJ, a., (art.) in pairs (of guns in turrets);
(fort.) having end faces in same line (so as to
secure the defilade of a given point, as in a
salient).
conjuration, f., conspiracy.
conjurfi, m., conspirator.
connaissance, f., acquaintance, knowledge;
des temps, nautical almanac.
connaissement, m., bill of lading,
commit re, v. a. n., to know; to have authority to
pass on a matter, take cognizance of;
la bride, les eperons, la jambe, (man.) to be
bridle-, spur-, leg-, wise.
connexer, v. a., to join (as two shafts, etc.).
connexion, f.. connection;
directe, (mach.) direct action;
& directe, (mach.) direct acting.
conquerant, m., conqueror, victor; a., conquering,
victorious.
eonque"rir, v. a., to conquer, overcome, vanquish.
conque"te, f., conquest.
consacrer, v. a., to sanction;
une prise, (nay.) to legalize a capture.
consanguin, a., (hipp.) inbred.
consanguinity, f., (hipp.) in-and-in breeding.
conscience, f., breastplate of a bit.
conscription, f. (mil.), conscription; familiar expression
for recruiting by means of appels, q. v.:
des chevaux, (Fr. a.) census of horses and
mules fit for military service.
consent, m. (mil.), conscript; in familiar language,
a recruit not yet joined.
conseil, m., board, council;
d'administration, (mil.) council of administration,
(Fr. a., receives funds, etc., from the
state and turns them over to the regiment, or
corps counting as a regiment);
d'administration central, ( Fr. a.) the council
of the portion centrale, q. v.;
d 'administration eventuel, ( Fr. a.) the council
for detached portions of at least 6 companies
of infantry or 3 troops of cavalry;
de I'amiraute, (nav.) admiralty board;
de defense, (Fr. a.) board of officers and of
functionaries which assists the governor of a
place, and the c. o. of forts during a siege (v.
commission de defense) ;
de discipline, (Fr. a.) court passing on recommendations
to the compagnies de discipline,
q. v.;
d'enquete, ( Fr. a.) court of inquiry in general;
more specially, a court or board passing on certain
specified cases, as the reforme of an officer,
reduction of certain classes of n. c. o., etc.;
de guerre, (mil.) council of war; (mil. law)
court-martial;
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conseil de guerre prevdtal, (mil.) drumhead courtmartial;
d'honneur, (mil.) court of honor;
passer devant un de guerre, (mil.) to be tried
by court-martial;
de regiment, ( Fr. a.) board to pass on requests
of n. c. o. to be reenlisted;
de revision, ( Fr. a.) military court of appeal;
recruiting board (see next word);
de revision (cantonal), ( Fr. a.) board to examine
claims of exemption from military service
(name frequently given to the de revision
in view of this special duty);
de sante, medical board;
superieur de la guerre, (Fr. a.) board that
assists the war minister, deliberates on questions
of mobilization, concentration, supplies,
etc.
consent!, a., admitted, admissible.
consentir, v. n., to consent; (tech.) to spring, give
way (as a mast, etc.).
des bailments, (Fr. a.) one
conservateur, m.,
of the principal employees of the war department,
a sort of chief clerk for military buildings,
their construction, etc.
conservation, f., preservation;
des tranches, James Bernoulli's principle of
the "parallelism of sections," in the strength of
materials.
conserve, f., (nav.) convoy, consort; (fort.) counterguard;
(in pi.) preserved meats, vegetables,
soups;
de , preserved (meats, etc.);
naviguer de , (nav.) to sail in company with.
conserver, v. a., to preserve, keep, secure; to keep
in pay; to keep sight of;
les distances, (drill) to keep distances, marching
in column;
une position, (mil.) to hold a position;
la Vitesse, (art.) to hold up well (of a projectile
that keeps its velocity well).
consignation, f., (adm.) deposit of a sum of
money, of an article, in the hands of a public
official.
consigne, f., (mil.) orders, instructions, e. g.,
special orders, orders for a particular post or
duty, especially sentinel's orders; confinement
to barracks, quarters; barrack-stove
poker;
caporal de , (Fr. a.) corporal responsible
for guardhouse material (the senior if there are
more than one);
& la chambre, confinement to room as punishment
(of a n. c. o.);
forcer la , to force a sentry, to break orders;
generate, general orders for a sentinel or
post; & gros grains, (mil. slang) imprisonment
in the cells;
lever la . to cancel an order;
manquer & la , to break an order;
particuliere, special orders for a sentinel
or post;
portier- , (Fr. a.) gate-keeper
(retired n. c. o.);
of a fortress
au quartier, confinement to barracks (n. c. o.'s
and men);
verbale, temporary or special order.
consigns, m., (mil.) man confined to barracks,
not allowed to pass the guard, by way of punishment;
salle des s, (Fr. a.) sort of guard room for
disorderly or insubordinate soldiers in hospital.
consigner, v. a., to consign (merchandise); to
deposit (money); to forbid, to prevent access
to or egress from; (mil.) to confine to barracks
or quarters; to have the men ready in
an emergency; to give orders to a sentinel or
vedette.
consistant, a., tenacious.
console, f., bracket, corbel, console, wall-fixture;
(art.) loading-tray, plug-tray, bracket;
(sm. a.) part of revolver frame into which
the barrel is screwed; (mach.) traveling or
movable plate (for the work) ;
volet- . (art.) revolving plug-tray, tray and
shutter in one.