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acier
acier par reaction, reaction steel (Martin process,
"pig and scrap");
recuit, annealed steel;
b, ressort, spring steel;
au reverbere, reverberatory furnace steel;
en rubans, hoop steel;
sans-soufflures, Terre-Noire
blowholes;
sauvage, wild steel;
soudable, welding steel;
soude, weld steel;
steel without
special, special steel;
superieur, hard steel;
ircmpe, hard, hardened steel;'
au tungstene, de tungstene,
steel;
vif, hard steel.
tungsten
acieration, f., steeling.
acirer, v. a., to steel, to overlay with steel; (met.)
to convert iron into steel.
aciereux, a., steely.
acierie, f., steel works.
acompte, m., (adm.) payment on account, before
complete delivery and acceptance of things
bought.
a-coup, m., (man.) shy (of a horse); jerk, sudden
start; jerk or sudden pull on a bridle; (mil.)
jerk or start in a column or line; sudden and
accidental halt on march;
fits and starts.
par , step by step, by
acoustique, f., acoustics; a., acoustic.
acquit, m., discharge, receipt;
d caution, permit;
pour , "paid," "received payment."
acquirement, m., discharge; payment; (mil. law)
acquittal of a prisoner,
acq iiitter, v. a., to acquit.
acte, m., legal paper, document, or instrument;
act or deed; action or step or procedure of legal
authorities; declaration; register, certificate;
d'accusation, document setting forth crime
or misdemeanor charged;
administratif, d'administration, any docu-
ment proceeding from administrative authori-
adjoint
actif, a., active; (mil., fort.) organized for defensive
purposes; (mil.) on the active list, with the
colors; m., assets;
& I'
, to the credit of;
armee ve, active army (as opposed to reserve,
etc.);
service , (mil.) active service, with the colors.
action, f., deed, act, action; share (of stock); (mil.)
engagement, affair; (law) the right of prosecution;
en , (art.) action, (command of execution,
n. e. IT. S. Art.);
d'un cheval, (man.) action of a horse;
civile, (law) right of individual to bring suit;
a distance, (mil.) action or effect at a distance,
as by artillery fire;
a double , (mil.) with both sides represented
(drill);
d'eclat, (mil.) brilliant feat of arms;
eloignee, (siege) operations carried on by
artillery fire; operations against outer works
'
of the attack;
,
entrer en , (mil.) to begin operations, to get to
work;
: d force ouverte, (mil.) open attack;
Mutes s, (man.) high action, showy action;
hors d' , (mach.) out of gear;
manoeuvres & double , (drill) maneuver in
which problem is worked out with both sides
represented;
de la police judiciaire, (mil. law) first step in
procedure of a court-martial, looking up of
evidence of crime or misdemeanor, and delivery
of accused to military authorities;
publique, the right of the state to bring suit;
rapprochee, (siege) operation near the point
defended or attacked, close attack;
simple , (drill) maneuver in which only one
side is represented;
de vigueur, (mil.) principal engagement or
attack or combat, serious attack;
de vive force, (mil.) open assault of a fortress
without preliminary siege operations.
actionnaire, m., shareholder, stockholder.
ties;
conservatoire, document safe-guarding rights,
etc., of absent person, or of his heirs, or of the
state;
de courage, brilliant deed;
de deces, certificate of death;
de disparition, (mil.) certificate of disappearance
of a soldier;
d'engagement, (mil.) contract of enlistment
for young man that has never served before;
de I'etat civil, register or certificate of births,
marriages, and deaths;
d'hostilite, (mil.) any act
equivalent
to a
declaration of war, to the violation of a treaty,
or to the cessation of an armistice or truce;
judiciaire, legal document that must be
passed on by a court or verified by a judge;
notarit, document drawn up by or before a
notary;
de notoriete, voucher of identification by two
or more witnesses;
* privcs de I'etat civil, documents concerning
powers of attorney, wills, etc.;
de procedure, (mil.) document reporting a
military crime or misdemeanor to the corps
commander;
de recours, (mil. law) document informing
conseil de revision (q. v.) that an appeal will be
laid before it;
de r-engagement, (mil.) contract of reenlistment
by a soldier whose time is up, or who is
entering liis last year of service;
seditieux, (mil.) any seditious or mutinous
act (revolt against laws or regulations is so
activer, v. a., to urge on, hasten, quicken; press;
le feu, les feux, to stir, urge the fires, so
as to make them burn better;
le tir, (m,il.) to increase the rapidity, the
intensity of fire.
activity, f., activity; (mil.) active service, active
duty; (mach.) operation;
en ,
considered);
de substitution, (mil.) document setting forth
that two brothers of same class and same home
are authorized to exchange numbers drawn by
lot;
de vigueur, (mil.) serious attack, serious effort;
desperate, fin^i effort.
at work, in operation, in blast (of a
furnace); (mil.) on the active list, employed,
on full duty;
en de service, (mil.) on active service, on full
duty, employed;
non-' , (mil.) state of being unemployed, of
an officer not employed under his commission;
en non , (mil.) unemployed;
en pleine , (m-il., etc.) employed, on full duty;
position d' , (mil.) status of dctivite.
adapter, v. a., to adjust, fit, adapt.
adent, m., (carp.) notch, scarf; indentation for
scarfing; dovetail joint;
assemblage a ', scarfing, joggling;
reunir & , to joggle or scarf together;
tattler et assembler en , to joggle or scarf together.
adenter, v. a., (carp.) to joggle, to scarf together.
adherence, f., adhesion.
adherer, v. n., to adhere.
adhesif, a., adhesive.
adhesion, f., adhesion.
adiabatteite, f., adiabaticity.
adiabatique, a., adiabatic.
adiabatisme, m., ad'abatism.
adjoint, m., assistant; (Fr. a.) assistant of a chef
de service; a., attached to;
officier d'administration , v. s. v. officier;
officier & I'armement, v. officier d'armement;