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narine 287 navire
narine, f., nostril;
faussc , (hipp.) false nostril, a fold of the slcin
in the nostril.
naseau, m., (hipp.) nostril.
nasse, f., (met.) small hollow in the floor of a melting
furnaCe.
natation, f., swimming;
ceinture de , swimming belt;
ecole de , swimming school;
& sec, preparatory or preliminary swimming
exercises on dry land
natif, a., (met.) native.
nation, f., nation;
pavilion de , national flag.
national, a., national; m. pi., natives, fellowcountrymen;
garde e, national guard;
pavilion national , flag.
nationality, f., nationality, (by extension) nation.
natrium, m., sodium.
natron, natrjum, m., soda, mineral soda.
natte, f., mat; plait, plaiting; dunnage mat;
. (fond ) straw band ;
d'arrimage, de fardage, dunnage mat.
natter, v. a., to plait, to mat; to plat (as, a horse's
tail);
le trousseau, (fond.) to cover the spindle
with straw.
naturalisation, f., naturalization.
naturaliser, v. a., to naturalize.
nature, f., nature; kind, sort, species;
d'apres from , life, from nature;
en in , kind;
prendre , (met.) to come to nature;
. du terrain, (top.) nature, character, of the
ground.
naulrage, m., shipwreck;
, faire to be shipwrecked;
, fairefaire to shipwreck.
naufragfi, a., shipwrecked, wrecked.
naufrageur, m., wrecker.
nautique, a. nautical.
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nautometre, m., (nav.) log (rare).
naval, a., naval;
architecte , naval architect;
architecture e, naval architecture;
armee e, fleet, naval forces; the navy;
combat sea , fight;
construction e, naval construction, architecture;
tactique e, naval tactics.
navet, m., turnip.
navette, f., rape seed; shuttle; pig of lead; netting
needle; (mil.) relief of men in the trenches;
faire la , to go back and fcrth (like a shuttle);
to march to and fro (either aimlessly or
by design); to ply between a ship and the
shore;
dc plomb, pig of lead;
des travaiueurs, (fort.) shift of working parties.
naviculaire, a., navicular;
maladie , (hipp.) navicular disease;
os , (hipp.) navicular bone, wheel.
navigability, f., navigability; seaworthiness.
navigable, a., navigable; seaworthy (of a ship).
navigateur, m., a., navigator, seafaring.
navigation, f., navigation (art, science); navigation
(handling of a ship); voyage, trip (on
the seas, a lake, a river, a canal); transport of
goods (by river or canal);
aerienne, aerial navigation, ballooning;
par I'arc de grand cercle, v. orthodromique;
astronomique, navigation by observations:
au cabotage, coastwise trade, coasting trade;
canal de , commercial canal (as distinguished
from an irrigation canal);
de cap en cap, v. au cabotage;
cotiere, v. au cabotage;
ecole de , navigation school; (pont.) boat drill;
en escadre, fleet sailing;
navigation & I'estime, dead-reckoning; i
fluviale, river navigation;
en haute mer, hauturiere, navigation on
the high seas, foreign trade;
inter ieure, inland navigation (lakes, rivers.
and canals);
journal de , log book;
era long cours, v. en haute mer;
le long des cotes, v. au cabotage;
orthodromique , great-circle sailing;
de plaisance, yachting;
plane, plane sailing;
de riviere, river navigation;
lila sonde, running by the lead;
& vapeur, steam navigation;
& voiles, sail navigation.
naviguer, v. a. n., to navigate; to sail, handle a
ship; to steer; to row a boat; to be in such and
such a trade; to lead a seafaring life;
& I'aventure, to go in search of freight; to be
a "tramp, "to "tramp;"
au cabotage, to be in the coasting trade;
au commerce, to be in the merchant navy;
en compagnie, to sail in consort, to keep together;
de conserve, v. en compagnie;
& contre courant, to sail against the stream;
contre la lame, to head the sea;
en convoi, to sail in, under, convoy;
en escadre, to sail in squadron;
& I'estime, to go by dead-reckoning;
& I'etat, to serve in the national navy;
au long cours, to be in. the foreign trade, to
sail the high seas;
en pleine mer, to sail on the high seas;
to, la sonde, to run by the lead.
naville, f., name given in
channels in Lombardy.
France to irrigation
navire, m., ship, vessel; sail, bottom.
(Batiment is a general term for ship; raisseau
is usually a war vessel, and navire a nonmilitary
ship; bateau stands for all small boats,
with a special application to steamers.)
abandonne, derelict;
en acier, steel ship;
d'agrement, yacht;
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allonge, lengthened ship;
r- amiral, flagship;
annexe, tender;
arme en course, privateer;
arme en guerre, armed vessel (e. g., an armed
merchantman);
auxiliaire, auxiliary steamship;
bagne flottant, convict ship;
baleinier, whaler;
debas-bord, a ship of low free board;
blinde, armored ship;
en bois, wooden ship;
bombarde, mortar boat;
capable de tenir la mer, seaworthy vessel;
charbonnier, collier;
de charge, cargo, freight, ship;
^-ticiternes, tank steamer;
hcoffre, well-deck ship;
de combat, battle ship, ship of the line;
de commerce, trading, merchant, vessel;
compose, composite, composite vessel;
contrebandier, smuggler;
en course, privateer;
cuirasse, armored ship;
desarme, ship out of commission, in
nary:
double en cuivre, copper-bottomed ship;
ecole, school ship, training ship;
ecole d'artillerie, gunnery ship;
d'emigrants, emigrant ship;
& eperon, ram, ship fitted with a ram;
enfer, iron ship;
forban, pirate;
ordi-
frere, v. jumeau;
garde-cote(s) , coast-defense
guard vessel;
de garde, guard ship;
glaciere, refrigerator ship;
de guerre, man-of-war;
vessel; coast-
de guerre arme, ship in commission;
de haut-bord, a ship of high free board;
& helice, screw steamer;