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lerrure periplantaire, (farr.) system of shoeing
- in which the shoe is let into a .groove around
the hoof (Charlier system);
Poret, v. fer Poret;
porte-armement, (art.) generic term for all
keys, bolts, etc., carrying equipments;
de poulie, iron block strap;
- de rechange, ( Fr. a.) spare shoes;
de reserve, (Fr. a.) reserve shoes kept in
magazine;
sans clous, nailless shoeing.
fertier, m., farrier's shoeing hammer.
ffiru, p. p., (hipp.) struck.
fervoie, f., (r. r.) (proposed term for) railway.
fesses, f. pi., (hipp.) buttocks, rump.
fessler, m., (hipp.) muscle of the croup, gluteus.
fete, f., feast, fSte;
nationale, in France, the 14th of July, anniversary
of the capture of the Bastille;
de Sainte Barbe, feast of St. Barbara, patron
saint of the artillery (4th of December).
feu, m., fire, flame; heat; conflagration; combustion;
fireplace, fire irons, hearth, (hence,
fig.) home; light, light-house; signal light;
(met.) fireplace, hearth; fire; blast; (mil.)
fire, firing; command to fire; (in pi.) the
fires of an army; (art.) action; (hipp.) fire,
firing.
I. Military; II. Miscellaneous.
I. Military:
& I'abri du , sheltered, protected, from
fire;
ajuste, accurate fire;
oiler au to , go under fire, into action;
de I' amorce, misfire;
allonge, (art.) fire over the heads of one's
own people;
arme & arme & , portative, (sm. a.) firearm;
en arriere, (art.) action rear;
d'artifice, fireworks;
d'artifice de guerre, military fireworks'
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d'artillerie, artillery fire;
d'attaque, (sm. a.) the fire delivered by a
line on arriving at 350m of the hostile position
(not regulation in France);
en avant, (art.) action front;
balled, , (artif.) fireball;
bapteme de , baptism of fire, first exposure
to fire;
de bataillon, fire of a (single) battalion;
par bataillon, fire by battalion;
de batterie, battery practice; fire by or from
a battery;
de Bengale, (artif.) Bengal light, blue light;
de bilbaude, de bilboque, (inf.) independent
firing (obs.);
bien servi, well-sustained fire;
d, blanc, v. & poudre;
touched , piece of artillery, gun;
& bout portant, point-blank fire;
de but en blanc. (ball.) point-blank fire;
de canon, artillery fire;
h cartouches comptees, (inf.) firing of so many
rounds, indicated in the command;
cesser le , to cease firing;
de chaussee, (so-called) street firing (obs.);
collectif, (inf.) the fire of a body, as opposed
to individual firing;
de colonne, v. de chaussee;
d commandement, (inf.) fire by command;
commencer le , to begin firing;
conduire le , to direct the fire;
conduite du , fire direction;
convergent, converging fire;
couche, (inf.) fire lying down;
de couleur, colored light (signal);
coup de , shot; gunshot wound;
coup par coup, (inf.) firing with the magazine
rifle used as a single-loader.
courbe. (art.) curved fire;
h couvert du , sheltered or protected from
fire;
crete de , (fort.) interior crest;
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feu(x) croises cross fire;
b, la debandade. skirmish firing (obs.);
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debout, (inf.) fire standing;
densite du , volume, intensity, density, of
direct, (art.) direct fire;
discipline du fire , discipline;
divergent, divergent fire;
de division, (inf.) fire by division;
droit, straight fire from guns laid horizontally
with full charge;
d'echarpe, oblique, slant fire;
echelonne, echeloned fire, fire by echelonecole
& , v. s. v. ecole;
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'enfilade, (art.) enfilade fire;
de I'ennemi, hostile fire;
entre deux x, between two fires;
x d' ensemble, (inf.) volley firing;
essuyer un un , coup de to , receive a
fire, to be fired at;
x d'etages, x etages, tiered fire, fire from
various tiers;
eteindre le , (art.) to silence (hostile) fire;
etre en prise du de, to be exposed to the fire
of;
exercice d, , v. s. v. exercice;
extinction des x, v. s. v. extinction;
de face, front fire;
faire , to fire (of a body of troops), to dis-
charge a piece (of a sentry, etc.);
faire en chasse (retraite) directe, (nav.) to fire
straight ahead (astern);
faire le coup de , v. s. v. coup;
faire faux , to miss fire;
faire long , to hang fire;
faux , misfire;
faux x, signals made by burning small quantities
of powder;
fichant, (art.) any fire giving an angle of fall
greater than 4;
de file, (inf.) file firing;
fixe, (mil. sig.) steady light (i. e., not a
flash);
de flanc, flanquant, flanking fire;
de front, v. deface;
de fusil, musket shot, rifle shot;
& genou, (inf.) fire kneeling;
gregeois, Greek fire;
x de guerre, (t. p.) practice at silhouette
targets, under service conditions, simulating
as nearly as possible the conditions of
battle; real (i. e., war) firing;
& guillocher, (artif.) double Catharine wheel;
halte au , (art.) command for the temporary
cessation of the fire of a battery;
indirect, (art.) indirect fire;
individuel, (inf.) individual fire, fire at
will;
d'infanterie, small-arm fire;
lance & .(art.) port fire (obs.);
lent, (Fr. art.) fire at the rate of one round a
minute;
ligne de , (fort.) interior crest;
de ligne, (inf.) line firing, fire from or by
a line;
long , hang fire;
de masse, (inf.) fire in four ranks (first two
kneeling);
mettre d et & sang, to lay waste with, to put
to, fire and sword;
mettre entre deux x, to bring a cross fire to
bear;
mettre le to , discharge, fire, a piece;
meurtrier. deadly fire;
mise de , discharge; firing mechanism;
& mitraille (to, obus, & shrapnel, etc.), (art.)
case (shell, shrapnel, etc.) fire;
de mousqueteric, v. d'infanterie;
ne point donner prise au de, not to be exposed
to the fire of;
nourri, heavy fire, well directed and thoroughly
kept up; (Fr. art.) fire at the rate of
six rounds a minute;
ordinaire, (Fr. art.) fire at the Ate of three
rounds a minute;
ouverlure du , opening, beginning, of fire, of
firing;
ouvrir le , to open fire;