A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

contre-b liter 99 contre-platine
eontre-buter, v. a., to press up against a resisting
or supporting mass; to prop, support.
eontre-calquer, v. a., (draw.) to take a counterproof
of a counterdrawing.
eontre-capsule, f., (art., etc.) primer-cover or cap.
contrecarrer, v. a., to oppose directly (the efforts
of the enemy, etc.), thwart.
eontrechangement, m., tie main, (man.)
double change of hands.
eontrechanger, v. n., de main, (man.), to
make a double change of hands.
eon Ire-charge, f., counterpoise.
centre-chassis, m., (fond.) top-flask; (cons.),
outer sash.
eontre-chef, m., foreman.
contre-clavette, f., gib. tightening key, foxwedge.
eontre-clfe, f., gib.
eontre-clef, f., (mas.) second stone in the crown
of an arch.
eontre-coeur, m.,back plate of a forge, as of a
traveling forge; chimney-back; (r. r.) guardrail,
wing-rail.
contre-couder, v. a., to bend the other way.
contre-coup, m., return-stroke, counterstroke;
rebound; (expl.) reverse stroke or effect sometimes
remarked in (high) explosive blasts;
(man.) sudden start, jump (of a horse); (hipp.)
heaving (of a broken-winded horse);
fane , (mach., etc.) to receive, support, a
blow (as in riveting).
contre-courant, m., back draught, countercurrent.
eontre-degagement, m., (fenc.) counter-thrust
(i. e., a degagement, q. v.. made simultaneously
with the adversary's degagement); general
expression for contre de guarte, de tierce, qq. v.;
counter-disengage.
contre-de'gager, v. n., (fenc.) to make a eontredegagement,
to counter-disengage.
centre-derive, f., (art.) negative lateral allowance
(on a sight).
contre-digue, f., a dike protecting another; construction
protecting a dike.
contre-ecrou, m., jam nut, lock nut, keep nut,
check nut.
contre-enquSte, f., counter-inquiry.
contre-epaulette, f., (unif.) epaulet having
neither bullion nor fringe; shoulder-knot.
contre-epreuve, f., counter-proof, counter-test,
check-test.
contre-escarpe, f., (fort.) counterscarp.
contre-essai, m., counter-test.
contre-etai, m., (cord., etc.) backstay.
contre-etampe, f., swage, upper tool.
contre-expertise, f., counter-valuation.
contrefaeon, f., counterfeiting, illegitimate imitation
or copy, in manufactures;
de brevet, infringement of a patent.
contrefacteur, m., counterfeiter, forger; infringer.
contref aire, v. a., to counterfeit, forge; to infringe
a patent.
contre-feu, m., back plate (of a hearth); a fire
lighted to check another (as in woods or
plains), back fire.
contre-fenfitre, f., inside sash.
contre-fiche, f., (cons.) strut, brace, stud, shore,
stay; any compression piece in construction.
contre-fll, m., the opposite direction;
& backwards.
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contre-flanc, m., (art.) loading-edge.
contre-forger, v. a., (fan.) to shape out a
horseshoe.
contrefort, m., buttress, shoulder, pillar, pier,
supporting mass; reinforcing piece; (of boots,
shoes, etc.) stiffener, reinforce, counter; (top.)
spur of a mountain range, lesser chain of mountains.
confre-fosse', m., counter-drain; (fort.) synonym
of avant-fosse.
contre-foulement, m., upward motion of water
in a pipe or tube.
contre-fruit, m., (mas.) inside batter (of a
wall).
contre-garde, f., (fort.) counterguard.
contre-gulde, m., (mach.) link.
contre-hacher, v. a., to cross-hatch.
contre-hachure, f., cross-hatching.
contre-hauban, m., (cord., etc.) back guy.
contre-haut, en , on a higher level, el, ui upwards;
from up down;
ttre en d'un point, to be higher, on a higher
level than.
contre-heurtoir, m., (art.) counter-hurter; garnish
plate.
contre-jauger, v. a., to counter-gauge.
contre-jour, m., false light, counter-light.
contre-latte, f., (cons.) lathwork at right angles
to laths already laid on; counter-lath.
contre-latter, v. a., (cons.) to counter-lath.
contre-lattoir, m., lath-holder, clincher.
contre-lisoir, m., (art.) bolster-block.
contre-lunette, f., (art.) lower pintle-plate.
contre-maitre, m., overseer, foreman; (nav.)
boatswain's mate;
aide, , assistant foreman.
contremandement, m., countermand, counter
order.
countremander, v. a., to countermand.
contre-manivelle, f., (mach.) countercrank, return
crank.
contre-manoeuvre, f., (mil.) counter-maneuver
(rare).
contre-marche, f., (mil.) countermarch; (cons.)
riser of a stair.
centre-marcher, v. a., (mil.) to countermarch.
contre-maree, f., back or contrary tide, eddy
tide.
contre-marque, f., check; (hipp.) bishoping.
contre-marquer, v. a., to countermark; (hipp.)
to bishop a horse.
contre-mine, f., (mil. min.) countermine.
centre-miner, v. a., (mil. min.) to countermine.
contre-mineur, m., (mil. min.) counterminer.
contre-mont, adv., up hill, upwards; against
the stream.
contre-mot, m., (mil.) the "word" given in
answer to the mot d'ordre, and hence equivalent
to the mot de ralliement; counter-parole,
parole (U. S. A.).
contre-mouvement, m., countermovement.
contre-mur, m., (fort., etc.) countermure, contramure.
contre-murer, v. a., (fort., etc.) to countermure.
contre-ordre, m., (mil.) counter order; countermand.
contre-ouverture, f ., counter opening.
contre-outil, m., any plate, wedge, key, etc., set
against a tool to hold it in place.
contre-paroi, f., (met.) casing of a blast furnace.
contre-pas, m., (mil.) a half-step taken to
recover the step, when lost; man that has
lost step.
contre-pMaler, v. a., to back-pedal (bicycle).
contre-pente, f., descent or slope toward one,
(fort.) toward the interior of the work;
ft , en . countersloping;
talus It , (fort.) countersloping glacis (Carnot's
substitute for the counterscarp).
contre-percer, v. a., to pierce from the other
side; (fan.) to pierce through-holes in a horseshoe.
contre-perc.ure, f., (fan.) through-hole, hole for
shank of nail, in a horseshoe.
contre-peser, v. a., to counterbalance.
contre-pied, m., wrong scent, back-scgnt.
contre-pierre, f., the support or holder of a jewelbearing
(as in the Schmidt chronograph).
con tre-plaque, f., reinforcing plate; anchorplate,
etc.; (fond.) back-plate; (art.) bottom
plate, as of a pintle; (fort.) underskin,
backing - plate (e. g., on which Griison armor
rests);
de poulie, (art.) outer reinforcing plate of a
ginleg (near the head).
contre-platine, f., (sm. a.) side plate (opposite
lock side).