A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

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ligne de manoeuvres, line of line cut-
operations;
ting probable lines of invasion (used by Brial-
mont of a junction road in mountainous country);
- de marche, line of march;
marcher en , to march abreast;
marcher sur la meme , to march abreast; to
have or hold the same rank; (nav.) to sail in
line, abreast;
-de masses, (Fr. art.) line of groups in mass;
( Fr. cav.) of a brigade or division, line of regiments
in mass;
se mettre en to draw , up, form line, fall in; to
take position in the line of battle;
s multiples, multiple lines of operations (of
an army simultaneously pursuing several objectives);
d'operation(s), line of operation, of operations;
(sometimes) line of communication with
base; (mpre esp.) line (of operations) parallel to
the frontier;
; s d' operation exterieures (interieures), exterior
(interior) lines of operations;
s d'operation multiples', lines when the various
columns are separated by impassable obstacles,
or are out of supporting distance;
d'operation simple, a line of operations when
the various columns are within supporting distance;
pleine, solid line, line
withptit intervals;
se porter sur la to take , position on the line;
premiere front , rank;
de premiere , (that part, etc.) first used, first
called upon, drawn on, or put into action;
principale, in attack formations, the main
line;
ranger sur une , to form line, deploy into
line;
- de ravitaillement, line of supplies, along
which supplies may be pushed to the front;
refuser la to refuse the , line;
regiment de , line regiment;
-' de relevement, (nav.) quarter line;
de resistance des avant pastes, line of grand
guards;
in line;
de retraite, line of retreat;
in advance or
rentrer en , to resume position
ronpre la , to hold a position
in rear of a general line (defense);
scrrer la , to close the line;
simple, single line of operations, of maneuver;
strategique, (any) strategic line;
tactique de s, cavalry combat tactics (so
called from the lines involved, - - d'attaque,
de manoeuvre, qq. v., and the reserve);
de tirailleurs, line of skirmishers;
traverser la ennemie, v. couper la
cnnemie;
of the line.
troupes de , troops
III. Technical and miscellaneous.
a adherence etcicremaillere, (r. r.) a line using
both ordinary and cogged wheels;
- adiabatique, (steam) adiabatic line of an in-
dicator diagram;
aerienne, overhead telegraph (telephone)
line;
d'alignement, base line;
d'amarrage, (cord.) seizing or lashing
line;
d'arbres, (mach.) line of shafting;
atmospherique, (steam) atmospheric line (indicator
diagram) ;
atmospherique moyenne, (steam) mean atmospheric
line (indicator diagram);
d'attrape, (cord.) heaving fine (as, to bring a
hawser onboard);
- de I'avance & V introduction, (steam) lead line
(of an indicator diagram);
de base, (surv.) base line;
basse, (fenc.) lower line;
des basses eaux, low-water mark;
blanche, (cord.) untarred rope, cord;
de campagne, (mil. teleg.) field telegraph
line;
ligne de ceinture, (r. r.) belt railway;
de chainette, catenary;
de charge, (nav.) load water-line;
de charge extreme, (nav.) deep-water line;
de chemin de fer (r. r.) railway, railway
line;
de collimation, (opt.) line of collimation;
de compression, (steam) compression line (of
an indicator diagram);
de la contrepression, (steam) back-pressure
line (of an indicator diagram);
courbe, curved line;
a cremaillere, (r. r.) cog railway;
de dedans, (fenc.) inner line;
de dcHors, (fenc.) outer line;
- de douane, line of frontier customhouses;
droite, right line;
de droite, v. de dehors;
de direction, line of direction;
d'eau, level line; (nav.) water line;
d'eau en charge, (nav.) load water-line;
& d'eau, (nav.) between wind and water;
- -
electrique, telegraph line;
s d'embranchement, v. s secondaires;
d''engagement, (fenc.) line of offense;
etre en , (hipp.) to cover (of the fore and hind
le^s, both standing and moving); (fenc.) to
be in position to face each other (of the two
adversaries);
equinoxiale, the equator;
defaite, (top) watershed;
ferree, (r. r.) railway;
ferree de campagne, (mil r. r.) field railway;
de flottaison, (nav.) water line, line of flotation;
de flottaison en charge, (nav.) load water-
line;
de flottaison a lest, (nav.) ballast line;
de flottaison legere, (nav.) light water-
line;
de foi, (inst.) fiducial edge; sighting line;
lubber's line (of a compass); spider line;
s deforce, (elec.) lines of force;
de foulee, (cons.) line of tread of a staircase;
gauche, de gauche, v. de dedans;
goudronnee, (cord.) tarred line, rope;
grande , (r. r.) main line;
de halage, (pont.) tow line;
haute, (fenc.) upper line;
jiors } extraordinary, of marked excellence;
hors ^ e j put of line, out of the way;
d'introduction, (steam) admission line (of an
indicator diagram);
de joints, (mas.) edge (of a stone, brick in
position);
lege, v. sur lest;
sur lest, (nav.) light water-line;
de loch, (nav.) log line;
meridienne, meridian/meridian line;
meftre en premiere to , place in the first
rank;
mixte, (teleg.) a line partly overhead, partly
underground;
de moindre resistance, line of least resistance;
moyenne des basses eaux, mean low-water
line;
de niveau, (top.) contour, level line;
parcourue, sweep;
de partage, de partage des eaux, (top.)
ridge between two intersecting slopes, watershed;
b, plomb, plumb line, vertical line;
de plus grande pente, (top.) line of greatest
slope;
- pointillee, dotted line (as in drawings);
des pressions zero, (steam) absolute, true zero
line (of an indicator diagram);
de
prime,
v. haute;
principale, (r. r.) main line, trunk line;
de quarte, v. de dedans;
line of in-
rampante, (mil. tclcg.) telegraph
sulated wire, laid directly on the ground;
de repere, (top.) reference line, bench-mark
line;