A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

about
about, m., butt, butt-end; shoulder of a tenon;
abutment; beveled piece of timber; (in joints')
the end of the piece that is assembled to another
joindre en , to lengthen a timber by joining
on another;
pjaqued' , shoe;
portee d' the , bearing surface, the surface receiving
the about,;
de rive, ornamental or special tile at end of
rafter.
aboutement, m., butt, abutment.
aboutcr, v. a., to join end to end.
aboutir, v. n., to lead to (as a road to a village);
to lead up to (a result); to abut.
aboutissant, a., abutting, bordering on; m.,
abutment, adjacent or abutting part;
les tenants et Us *, the houses, fields, etc.,
adjacent.
aboutissement, m., eking-piece.
abraquer, v. a., (cord.) to haul or pull (upon a
rope);
le mou, to take up the slack of a rope.
abreuvage, m., watering (of horses).
abreuver, v. a., to water (a horse); to steep, to
soak.
un bateau, to soak a boat, so as to swell the
abreuvoir, m., watering-place (for animals); watering-trough;
horse-pond; (of timber), sort of
gutter or hollow formed in stem when branches
are torn off.
abreviation, f., abbreviation;
de service, (mil. sig.) conventional abbreviation.
abri, m., shelter; (mil.) cover;
h V , sheltered, protected, covered;
actif, defensible shelter or cover;
de bivouac, any sort of shelter in a bivouac;
blinde, bombproof;
cantonnement , defensible cantonment;
de champ de tir, (t. p.) marker's shelter;
de chargement, (siege) filling shelter or cover;
en clayonnage, shelter of wattled work;
defensif, defensible cover;
& I'epreuve, (fort.) bombproof, bombproof
shelter;
& V du feu sheltered from fire; (in gen.)
fireproof;
enfeuillage, shelter of branches, etc., against
wind, rain, etc.;
des margueurs, (t. p.) marker's shelter;
passif, mere cover;
remise, (fort.) proof storehouse for materiel;
sous-traverse, (fort) traverse cover or shelter;
tente , shelter-tent;
de tirailleurs, shelter-trench, rifle-pit;
tranchee , shelter-trench;
traverse , (fort.) traverse and bombproof in
one.
abri-caverne, m., (fort. ) shelter cut out of the rock.
abriter, v. a., to cover, shelter; (mil.) to put under
cover; les attelages, les avant-trains,
(art.) to cover the teams, the limbers, in action.
abrive, p. p., under way (of a boat).
abriver, v. n., to give way (boats).
abri-vent, m., (mil.) wind guard; cover or shelter
against wind.
abri-voute, m., (fort.) any vaulted or arched
bombproof.
abrupt, a., (top) rough; having steep slopes or
sides.
abruti, m., (mil. slang) plodding cadet (Polytechnique);
"fly-specker" (U. S. M. A.);
"swat" (R. M. A.)?
abscisse, f., abscissa.
absence, f., absence;
illegalc (mil.) absence without leave;
legale (mil.) legal (justifiable) absence (hospital,
capture, captivity) ;
reguliere (mil.) authorized absence (leave);
solde d' , (mil.) leave pay, half-pay.
accord
absent, a., absent.
absenter, v. r., (mil.) to be absent without leave.
absolu, a., peremptory; complete;
conge -, (mil.) discharge from service.
absolution, f., (mil. law) release of accused by reviewing
authority, provided act committed
does not call for punishment.
absorbant, m., (expl.) dope.
absorption, f., annual ceremony at Polytechnique,
at which upper classmen are entertained by
the newcomers (melons, q. v.).
abtheilung, m., (art.) German name for group of
3 or 4 batteries; brigade; so-called battalion,
U. S. artillery.
abus, m., abuse, misuse;
d'autorite, (mil.) exceeding of one's authority
acacia, m., acacia (wood and tree).
academic, f., academy, school; (esp.) riding school;
faire son , (man.) to learn to ride.
acajou, m., mahogany (wood and tree).
acatene, a., chainless; m., chainless bicycle.
accabler, v. a., to crush, overthrow, overwhelm.
accaparer, v. a., to buy up all the stores, etc., in
the market; to "corner" the market.
accastillage, m. (nav.) poop and forecastle.
accelerateur, a., accelerating;
pas , (mil.) quick time.
acceleration, f., acceleration;
contre , (ball.) retardation.
accelerer, v. a., to accelerate, quicken, hasten.
accelerographe, m., (ball.) accelerograph;
d chariot, slide accelerograph;
to, diapason electrique, electric fork accelerograph.
& diapason mecanique, mechanical fork accelerograph.
accelerometre, m., (ball.) accelerometer;
& diapason, fork accelerometer;
& poids, weight accelerometer;
d ressort, spring accelerometer;
simple d, poids, simple weight accelerometer.
accepter, v. a., to accept;
le combat, (mil.) to accept the combat, to
risk a battle.
acces, m., access, approach.
accessible, a., accessible.
accessoires, m. pi., fittings, mountings; (sm. a.)
all parts that may be removed from barrel,
stock, etc.;
d'armes, (sm. a.) cleaning kit;
de batterie, (siege) supplies for service of a
battery for 24 hours;
de bouches h feu, (art.) all removable parts of
breech mechanism ;
de chargement, loading outfit.
d'embarguement, (mil. r. r.) ramps, etc., for
loading and unloading;
de rechange. spare parts;
de la selle, (harn.) saddle fittings;
de solde (mil. adm.) additions to regular pay,
extra pay, extra-duty pay (U. S. A.):
du tir 'd la cible, (t. p.) target practice equipments.
accident, m., accident; (top.) accident, variation,
unevenness (of the ground or terrain).
accident*, a., (top.) uneven, rough, varied, brol.en,
intersected (of the ground or terrain).
acclamper, v. a., to clamp together, to clamp.
acclimater, v. a., to acclimatize.
accolade, f., brace.
accole, a., (mil.) placed side by side (in battle,
camp, etc., of companies, battalions, regiments,
etc).
accolement, m., (mil.) state of being side by side
of various units).
(in"" battle, or camp, etc.,
accoler, v. a., (mil.) to place side by side (of various
units, in battle, camp, etc.).
accon, m., flat-bottomed boat, scow, lighter.
accord, m., agreement;
des aides, (man.) combination of the aids.