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denture, & flancs droits, radial flank teeth;
hfuseaux, pin teeth;
& deux points, double pin gearing;
ft un seul point, single pin gearing.
dpareiller, v.a.,to break, spoil, a set, a pair, etc.
depart, m., departure (of a train, of a column, of
a traveler, etc.); hour of departure; start (in a
race); (art., sm. a.) discharge (of a firearm);
au , (art., sm. a.) ready to fire;
lance, flying start (in a race);
mtcanisme de , (art., sm. a., etc.) firing
mechanism;
rive de , (pont .) bank from which a bridge is
built or is dismantled.
dpartement m., department, subdivision; department
(administrative subdivision of
France); department (of government administration);
de la guerre, war department, war office,
Horse Guards.
d6pass6,a., (met.) overstirred;
bronze , bronze that has been overstored.
dfipasser, v. a., to exceed, overreach, surpass, go
beyond; (cord.) to unbend, clear, loosen, pay
out to the end, unreeve;
une manoeuvre, un palan, to unreeve a rope,
a tackle;
les rencs, to pass the reins over the horse's
hoad;
les tours (de cable, de chaine), to clear (the
hawse, a chain).
depSche, f., dispatch;
se battre o. compagnon,to fight without giving
quarter;
chiffree, cipher dispatch;
telegraphique, telegram.
dfipendance, f., dependence; (in plural) outbuildings,
dependencies in general (as. of a
fort).
dfipense, f., expense; expenditure; consumption;
discharge, flow (of water); dispensary (of a
hospital).
dgperdition, f., loss (of heat); escape (of gas).
depfirir, v. n., to fall into ruins; to waste, decay.
dSperissement, m., wear and tear.
depStrer, v. a., to extricate, disentangle, free,
clear;
un chcval, to extricate a horse entangled in
his harness.
dephosphoration, f., (met.) dephosphorization.
dephosphorer, v. a., (met.) to dephosphorize.
depister, v. r., (man.) to mistrail (said of the gallop
when the imprint of the rear foot is in
front of or behind that of the diagonal anterior).
dSplacement, m., displacement, change of position;
(mil.) change of station, (hence) journey;
(nav.) displacement;
des aiguilles, (r. r.) working or operation of
switches;
d'assiette, (man.) unsteadiness of seat;
du tir, (art., sm. a.) shift or transfer of fire
to a new target.
dfiplacer, v. a., to change the position of a thing,
to displace; to misplace; (mil.) to change,
transfer (troops);
le tir, (art., sm. a.) to change from one target
to another;
se , to move, change position, station, etc.
dfepiatrage, m., removal of plaster.
dfeplatrer, v. a., to remove plaster.
deplier, v. a., to unfold;
la prolonge, (art.) to undo, get out, the
dfeploiement, m., unfolding, display (of a flag);
(mil.) deployment;
en avant, deployment to the front;
par le flanc, deployment by the flank;
intervalle de , deploying interval;
strategique, installation of troops in the prob-
able theater of operations; disposition of troops
in the order selected or found proper for marching
against the enemy;
- en tirailleurs, deployment as skirmishers.
dCplombage, m., (art.) stripping (of the lead
coating of a projectile).
dfeplomher, v. a., (art.) to strip off lead (as, in a
lead-coated projectile).
dfiployer, v. a., to unfold, display; (nav.) to display
(colors); (mil.) to deploy, extend;
en avant, to deploy to the front;
par le flanc, to deploy by the flank;
se , to deploy, extend;
en tirailleurs, to deploy as skirmishers.
depointage, m., (art.) loss of aim (of a gun, due to
firing), state of being off the target.
dfipolarlsant, m., (elec.) depolarizer.
depolarisation, f., (elec.) depolarization.
depolariser, v. a., (elec.) to depolarize.
dfepoli, a., dead, dull; (of glass) ground.
dCpolir, v. a., to give a dead surface to anything,
to take the polish off; (of glass) to grind.
dgpolissage, m., removal of polish; grinding (of
deportation, f., transportation.
dfiporte, m., convict (transported for life).
d^posant, m., deponent (witness).
dfiposer, v. a., to deposit, lay down; to settle;
to depose, to testify; to lodge a complaint;
les armes, (mil.) to lay down one's arms, surrender,
yield, capitulate.
deposition, f., (law) deposition.
dfiposter, v. a., (mil.) to drive the enemy from a
ost, a position.
t, m., storehouse, magazine; place of deposit;
depot; sediment, settling; (mil.) depot of a
regiment; the part of the regiment at the depot;
d'approvisionnements, supply depot;
de batterie, (siege) store of tools, supplies,
etc. (for working parties);
central de I'artillerie, (Fr. art.) establishment
having a collection of arms of all nations and
times, of models, and a library, workshop,
etc.;
de chevaux malades, (Fr. a.) veterinary
establishment in rear of an army of operations
for sick and wounded horses;
de convalescents, ( Fr. a.) depot for men discharged
from the hospitals, but not yet able
to resume active service (may exist in peace;
in war, are established on the lines of march
and of evacuation);
de corps de troupe, (mil.) regimental depot;
d'tclopes, (Fr. a.) sort of hospital for men in
need of rest, or but temporarily and not seriously
disabled (established on the ligne
d'etapes);
d'elevage, v. de transition,'
d'etalom, (in France) government establishment
in which stallions are kept for the
service of private mares;
des fortifications, (Fr. a.) establishment having
charge of fortifications, maps, telegraphy,
etc.; suppressed in 1886 by the distribution
of its duties to other branches;
de garantie, (adm.) earnest money, a bidder's
guaranty or bond;
general de la guerre, ( Fr. a.) depot of archives
(for campaigns and war in general);
general des mines, (mil. min., siege) depot of
material for mining operations ( Fr. a., dependency
of the main engineer park) ;
intermediate, (siege) a depot from 1,000 to
1,500 meters in rear of the batteries, used for
tools, etc. , during their construction, and afterwards
for implements, spare carriages, etc.;
de munitions, (siege) ammunition depot,
shell park;
de prisonniers de guerre, (mil.) place of establishment
where prisoners of war are concentrated
and kept;
de projectiles, (siege) shell, projectile, magazine
in a battery; projectile expense magazine;
de recrutement, (Fr. a.) current expression
for bureau de recrutement,'
de remonte, (mil. hipp.) remount establishment;