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us 295 ceil
bus enfonte dure. chilled (cast-iron) srell;
fougasse, thin cast-iron globe filled with explosive
compound (obs.): (to-daj ) a thinwalled
shell of high capacity chargec with high
explosives;
ft fragmentation, generic term for : hell, with
reference to its producing its effects b y bursting
into fragments;
ft fragmentation systematise,
a shell in which
fragmentation is sought to be made regular;
h fusee, common shell;
& fusee a double effet, a dpuble-ac
ion shell
(i. e., fitted with axloublo-action fuse):
h fusee percutante, percussion shell;
(ifuseeh effet retarde, shell fitted wit_i a delayaction
fuse;
ft fusee b, temps, time shell:
ft gcrbe crcuse, a shell whose fragments are
thickest on outside of sheaf;
a gerbe etroite, mirice, shell giving a narrow
cone of dispersion;
ft gerbe ouverte, shell giving a wide cone of dis-
persion;
ft gerbe pleine, a shell whose fragments are
uniformly scattered;
ft grande capacite, a shell of high interior ca-
pacity;
incendiaire, carcass, incendiary shell:
leste, plugged shell;
leste en explosif, shell filled with its burster,
but not fused;
& melinite, etc., melinite, etc., shell.;
hmeplat, flat-nosed shell;
mine, German name of torpedo shell;
de mine, mine shell;
ft mitraille, shrapnel;
multiple, multiple shell (so called from its
construction, containing a number of small
shells, so to say, or grenades);
non charge, empty, unloaded shell;
non creve, blind shell;
oblong, oblong shell;
ogival, ogivo-cylindrique, ogival shell;
ft ogive vissee, a shell whose ogive is screwed
on to the body;
ordinaire, common shell;
ordinaire enfonte, common cast-iron shell;
ft percussion, percutant, percussion shell;
de perforation, armor-piercing shell;
ft petrole, petroleum (incendiary) shell;
pierrier, stone fougasse;
de rupture, armor-piercing shell: battering
shell;
ft segments, segment shell;
en un seul morceau, shell madein one piece;
shrapnel, ft la shrapnel, shrapnel shell;
ft tenons, studded shell (the studs, tenons, are
circular, obs.);
- tete de-mort, v. wicendiaire;
ft tete plate, flat-headed shell;
torpille, torpedo shell.
obuser, v. a., (art.} to shell.
obusier, m., (art.) howitzer, shell gun;
de campagne, field howitzer;
cuirasse, armored howitzer (armored mount);
lisse, smoothbore howitzer;
rayc, rifled howitzer;
ft tir rapidf t rapid-fire howitzer.
occasion, f., opportunity; occasion; occurrence;
(mil.) engagement, light (obs.).
Occident, m., west, the west;.
a I' , westward;
d'cte. (d'hiver), point where the sun appears
to set on the longest (shortest) day of the year.
occidental, a., western, westerly, west.
occlure, v. a., (chem., met.) to occlude.
occlusion, f., (chem., met.) occlusion; (steam) cutoff.
occultateur, m .
, cut-off, screen (as in a search light ).
occupation, f. , occupation; (mil.) seizure, occupation,
of a country, of a position; (tech.) in a.joint,
the surface that recei\ estheaboat, q. v., bearing
surface ;
armce (brigade, corps) d' , (m#.)army (brigade,
corps) of occupation; (more narrowly) an army
occupying a friendly or allied country (as a
guard against surprise, invasion, etc.).
occuper, v. a., to occupy ; to employ; (777 il.) to occupy
(a position, etc.).
oc&m, m., ocean; (especially to Frenchmen) the
Atlantic;
grand , the Pacific Ocean.
ocre, f., ocher;
brune, brown ocher;
jaune, yellow ocher, mineral yellow, limonite;
rouge,red ocher (Spanish red, Venetian red).
octant, m., (inst.) octant.
octave, t.,(fenc.) octa e parry.
octocjone, m., octagon; (fort.) an eight-bastioned
work.
octroi, m., town dues (municipal tariff); oflice
where such dues are paid; personnel charged
with the collection of these dues.
oculaire, a., ocular; m. (opt.) eyepiece, eyeglass,
ocular ;
compose, (opt.) built-up ocular;
negatif, (opt.) negative ocular;
positif, (opt.) positive ocular.
odometre, m., (inst.) odometer.
ceil, m., eye; opening, mouth, hole; loop (as of a
drag chain); reefing eye; (mach., tech?) opening,
eye, aperture, hole (in a great variety of applications);
(cord.) eye, loop; (harn.) eye (of a bit,
etc.); (cons.) any small opening; (art.) fuse hole;
(met.) tap hole;
it I' , by the eye;
d'ancre, eye of an anchor;
avoir I' au guet, to be on the lookout; 4
de I'arbre de manivelle, (mach.) large eye of a
crank;
des attelles, (harn.) hamesring;
de bceuf. (hipp.) gross eye, bo\ ine eye;
de-boeuf, bull's-eye window; bull's-eye, in hot
countries, small cloud appearing suddenly and
announcing a tornado; scar or wound in a tree
(produced by a rotten branch); water gall,
weather gall; wooden traveler (the plural is
ceils-de-boeuf) ;
de charniere, hinge-bolt hole;
d'une chevre, opening for the passage of the
ropes;
de cochon, (hipp.) smalleye, pig eye;
de coulee (met.) tap hole;
coup d' , survey, view, glance, peep;coup
d' militaire, (mil.) ability to take in a
military situation at a glance, to recognize
possibilities of a position, eye for ground;
couvert, v. de cochon;
dedome, (cons.) eye of a dome;
d'un etau, screw hole of a vise;
etre sur I' (man.) to shy;
d'un etrier, (torn.) stirrup eye;
ft laflamande, (cord.) Flemish eye, made eye;
fondre par I' , (met.) to melt without closing
the tap hole;
degdchette, (sm. a.) sear hole;
de gaine, tack of a flag;
de galcrie, (mm.) entrance of a gallery;
grand de la manivelle, (mach.) large eye of the
crank;
gras, v. de cochon',
gros, v. de boeuf;
de manivelle, (mach.) small eye of a crank;
hauteur de I' , height of the eye;
d'une grue, opening for the passage of the
ropes, the chains;
de marteau, eye or socket of a hammer;
d'une meule, eye of a millstone;
du mors. (harn.) eye of a bit;
d'obus, (art.) fuse hole;
petit;
v. de cochon;
de p^e, (cord.) reefing eye; eyelet;