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courfoe 109 courroie
courbe de defilement, (ball.) in small-arm fire,
curve used in obtaining elevations for plunging
des densites, (ball.) curve showing grouping of
shots about the center of impact, (hence) probability
curve;
d'egale teinte, (top. drawing) curve of equal
-
d''epaulement, (batt.) v. de defikd'evacuation,
(steam) initial exhaust line of an
indicator diagram;
d'evitement, (r. r.) side track;
enfer, iron knee;
grosse, (top. drawing) contour drawn in with
heavy stroke, in heavy line;
horizontal, (top.) contour;
hypsometrique, (top.) contour;
de I'indicateur, (steam) indicator diagram,
curve;
de justesse, (ball.) curve comparing accuracy
of different guns;
de liaison, strengthening knee;
& longue inflexion, (mach.) Watt's link
motion;
inontant de , (pont., etc.) upper part of a
knee;
de niveau, de nivellement, (top.) contour;
des pressions, (ball., etc.) curve of pressures;
(cons.) thrust line (of an arch);
de sections horizontals, (top.) contour;
s de tir, (batt.) graphical table of fire, range
table;
de Vaucanson, (mach.) heart-wheel.
courbe, a., bent, curved;
devenir par le tir, (art.) to droop at the
muzzle;
tir , (art.) curved fire.
courbe, a., bent, curved, crooked; secured by
knees.
courbement, m., bending, incurvation.
courber, v. a. n., to curve, to bend; to shape, bend
to shape; to sag, bow, bend.
courbet, m., (ham.) bow of a saddle; pack-saddle
tree.
courbette, f., (man.) curvet, curvetting;
faire des to curvet.
,
corn-better, v. a., (man.) to curvet.
courbure, f., curvature; curve; bend;
de la crosse, (sm. a.) bend or angle of thestock,
inclination of the butt;
double, double curvature, S - shaped
curve;
du sol, curvature of the surface of the
ground;
de la terre, curvature of the earth.
coureur, m., runner; (mil.) mounted scout
(obs.);
defond, long-distance runner;
de vilesse, sprinter.
courir, v. a. n., to run; to flow; go over; (mil.) to
overrun (a country), to raid;
aux armes, to fly to arms;
la bague, to ride at the rings;
la bouline, to run the gauntlet;
a bride abattue, to ride at full speed;
un cheval, (man.) to run, gallop, race, a
horse;
'
une manoeuvre, (cord.) to pass along a rope;
sus, (mil.) to make incursions, raids.
couronne, f., crown; hoop; (fort.) crownwork;
(hipp.) coronet; (mach., etc.) rim of
a wheel, driving face of a couronne du cabestan, sprocket wheel of the
capstan; - circulaire dentee, (art.) traversing rack;
- en cuivre, (art.) rifling band, centering
band; -- dentee, (art.) traversing rack;
double - , (fort.) crown work of three fronts;
double crown work: - d'eau, (mach.) (lit., water crown) a device
in turret gear permitting the continuous
supply and evacuation of water under
pressure;
- a cmpreintes, (mach., etc.) sprocket wheel;
- de I'etoupage, (steam) packing ring;
-- foudroyant, (artif.) pitch ring; - defrottement, (art., mach.)
pulley, rim;
(art.) shoulder of a projectile (rare); (cord.)
strap;
d'appui, (fort.) supporting crown or ring (of
a turret); (art.) bearing-ring (of the Krupp
fermeture);
d'asservissement, (mach.) controlling or communicating
bevel-gear wheel;
avant, (art.) front centering band;
de balles, (art.) layer of bullets in shrapnel;
barbotin, (mach.) sprocket wheel;
de boulets, (mach., etc.) circle of ball-bearings;
de brelage, (pont.) balk lashing knot;
friction ring;
- de galets, (art., etc.) live-roller ring;
-- de guindage, (pont.) rack lashing knot;
ouvrage &- , ( Fort.) crown work; - de pieu, pile-hoop; - de piston, (mach.) junk ring, piston cover,
piston ring;
-- de presse-etoupe, (mach.') stuffing-box gland;
- & rochet, (mach.) crown wheel;
- de roue, rim of a wheel; - de roulement, (art.) roller path;
- de spheres, (fort.) spherical-roller ring;
- de tour, (fort.) casting around turret
spindle.
couronne, a., (hipp.) broken-kneed;
ouvrage-
, (fort.) crown work.
couronnement, m., cap, coping; top or summit
(of a road, dike, etc.); top piece; (siege) crowning;
- du chemin convert, (siege) crowning of the
covered way; - d'un entonnoir de mine, (siege) crowning of a
mine crater; - de la gabionnade. (siege), laying, act of laying,
fascines on top of the gabion work, of the gabion
revetment;
pied & pied, (siege) crowning of the covered
way by gradual approach; - de vive force, e, (siege) cro crowning of the covered
way by open assault;
de voute, (mas.) crown.
couronner, v. a. r., to cap, crown; (mil.) to
occupy heights, a position, after driving
out the enemy; (siege) to crown, to make a
lodgment in; (of trees) to begin to wither at
the top; (of horses) to spring the knees ;
- le chemin couvert, (siege) to crown the covered
way; - un entonnoir, (siege) to make a lodgment in,
to crown, a mine crater; - la gabionnade, (siege) to lay fascines on top
of the gabion work.
courre, v. a., to run, race (a horse); to hunt (run)
(deer, etc.).
courrier, m., courier, messenger; - de cabinet, bearer of dispatches, king's
messenger;
d'ordonnance, v. messager de campagne;
-- volant, shell containing message (obs.).
courroie, f., strap, throng; (mach.) belt, band,
driving belt; (harn.) coupling strap, collarstrap,
etc.; - d 'agrafe de colleron, (art., harn.) pole-yoke
strap; - d'arcade, (harn.) yoke strap; (cav., etc.)
equipment strap; --arret, (harn.) keep strap;
--
d'attelle, hame-strap; - de I'avaloire, (harn.) hip-strap, flank-strap;
- d,e botte, (cav.) bucket strap (carbine);
-- & boucle, strap and buckle; - de brelage, lashing strap; - d brins croises, (mach.) crossed belt;
- & brins paralleles, (mach.) open belt;
-- -ceinture, strap belt; - de ceinture, (med.) belt of a cacolet; (unif.)
waist strap; --chaine, (mach.) Kouiller's belt;
- de charge, (mil.) luggage strap; (art.) shoecase
strap;
-- de chargement, (harn.) securing strap (for
gun-carriage on pack-mule); - de chasse, (mach.) driving belt;