A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

courroie 110 coussinet
courroie croisee, (mach.) crossed belt;
croisee au quart, (mach.) quarter-crossed
belt;
demi-croisee, (mach.) quarter-twist, halfcrossed
belt;
directe, (mach.) open belt;
direction de la , (mach.) set or direction of
belt (so that it will not run ofl the pul-
re, (harn.) back-strap (pack, mountain
artillery):
double, (mach.) belt of double thickness;
de dragonne, (cav.) carbine stay-strap;
droite, (mach.)~open belt;
d'entretoisc; (harn.) transom strap (pack,
mountain artillery);
sans fin, (mach.) endless belt, driving
belt;
de guindage, (cav.) retaining strap;
de lance, (cav.) lance sling;
de mant.eau, (cav.) cloak strap;
de mousqueton, (art.) carbine belt;
ouverte, (mach.) open belt, band;
de paquetage, (mil.) pack strap, equipment
strap;
de pommeau, (cav.) equipment strap (on
pommel) ;
de porte-crosse, (cav.) carbine strap (with
carbine in boot) ;
porte-equipement, (inf.) equipment strap
(supports waist-belt);
porte-traits, (harn.) trace strap;
de retraite, (harn.) hold-back strap, backing
strap;
de sac, (inf.) equipment strap;
de sacoche, (cav.) brush-bag strap;
simple, (mach.) belt of single thickness;
support, bearing strap, supporting strap;
support de limoniere, (harn.) shaft strap
(mountain artillery);
de surcharge, (harn.) top-pack strap (mountain
artillery);
tambour de . (mach.) belt pulley;-.
de transmission, de transmission de
mouvement, (mach.) belt, driving belt or
band;
triple, (mach.) belt of threefold thickness;
de troussequin, (cav., etc.) coat strap;
trousse-traits, (harn.) trace strap, tucking
strap.
cours, m., course, direction, extent, length, turn;
current, flow, stream; track, path; course of
study, term;
d'cau, stream, water course;
fxcultatif, elective course (in a college,
etc.);
inferieur, lower course of a stream, portion
of the course in which there is scarcely
and fall;
moyen, middle course of a stream, in which
the fall is less than 1:1000;
preparatoire,( Fr.a.) preliminary school course
for illiterate soldiers;
le preparatoire, ( Fr. a.) call or signal for men
to turn out for school",
superieur, upper
course of a stream, in
which the fall varies from 5:100 or 7:100 to
1:1000.
course, f., course; run; race, journey, trip; career;
(mil.) incursion, inroad, irruption; (not;.)
cruise; privateering, commerce-destroying;
art.) flight of a projectile, (mach.) throw
of a piston), travel (of a valve), throw
of an eccentric, of a crank), feed, length of
eed;
aller en , (nav.) to go privateering;
armer en , (nav.) to fit out for privateer-
ing;
de la bague,
rings;
de bagues, (man.) riding at
& bas de , (mach.) at the end of the stroke;
& bout de , y. & bos de ;
& cheval , ride;
de chevaux, horse race;
au clocher, steeplechase:
descendante du piston, (mach.) down stroke,
back stroke of a piston-
course, directe du piston, mach.) forward stroke of
the piston;
d^eclipse, (art. fort.) "disappearing" distance
(of a disappearing cupola or gun
carriage) ;
en , (nav.) on a cruise, privateering;
par enjeux, sweepstake;
d'essai, (nav.) trial trip, trial run;
d'excentrique, (mach.) throw of an eccentric;
faire la , (nav.) v. aller en ;
faire une to , take, go for, a run; (mil.) to
make an inroad;
defond, long-distance race or run;
guerre de , (nav.) privateering, commercedestroying;
des haies, hurdle race;
haut de , (mach.) top of the stroke;
longueur de , (mach.) length of stroke;
d''obstacles, steeplechase, hurdle race;
& pied, foot race;
de piston, (mach.) throw, travel, of a piston;
plate, flat race;
retrograde, " (mach.)
etc.);
return stroke (piston,
terrain de , race course;
de tetes, (man.) riding at heads;
du tiroir, (mach.) travel of a slide-valve;
au trot, trotting race;
de velocite, (mil. gym.) dash (never exceeds
1,50 meters);
de Vitesse, dash, sprint.
coursier, m., race, mill race; float board; culvert
(of a water-wheel); (hipp.) charger, steed;
(nav. art.) bow gun, bow chaser;
de roulement, (sm. a.) butt-piece (of the
Borchardt pistol).
coursive, f., (nav.) waist, wing passage; gangway
plank.
court, a., short; limited, scanty; (art.) lower
(of two elevations, in ranging); shorter (of
the elements of the fork in ranging);
ft
, (to be) short (of money, etc.);
b&ton, (sm. a.) generic term for halfpikes,
sword canes, etc.);
tourner to turn short.
,
court-a-pattes, m., (mil. slang) foot artilleryman.
courtaud, a., (hipp.) thick-set; docked; m., horse
docked and cropped.
courtauder, v. a., (hipp.) to dock and crop a
horse.
courte-epSe, f., (sm. a.) generic term for any
short-bladed weatwn (nearly obs.),
courte-queue, m., (hipp.) docked horse.
courtine, f ., (fort.) curtain; (in field works) parapet
connecting salients;
former , (mil.) of men, to form a screen, to
close a gap.
court-Jointe, a., (hipp.) short-pasterned, shortjointed.
court-moiite, a., (hipp.) short-coupled.
coussin, m., cushion, pad; driver's leggings;
bolster, chock, bed;
& air, air-cushion;
de mire, (art.) quoin (obs.).
coussinet, m., pad, cushion; (harn.) pad (for
straps, etc.); (mas.) impost (of a pied-droit);
bolster, wagon-bolster; iron wedge; (mach.)
box. journal box; bearing, journal bearing;
bush, bushing, brass; pillow, pillow-block,
plumber block, bolster; collar; (r. r.) chair,
rail-chair; (art.) trunnion-bed lining or plate,
trunnion-bed; bolster, carriage-bolster; (Fr.
cav.) cushion or pad of rubber or leather
for carbine (cuirassiers) ;(pont.) bolster, bolsterblock'
d'alesoir, (art.) cutter; burnisher (of a boring
tool);
d'assemblage, (r. r.) joint-chair;
de bielle, (mach.) crosshead box or bearing
proper; connecting-rod end;
& billes, (mac/t.) oall bearings;
--bride, (mach.) connecting-rod strap;
. de charge, (harn.) breast harness pad;
de cheval, (harn.) pillion;
de chevalet, (pont.) trestle-bolster;
de croisement, (r. r.) crossing chair;