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paquet de cartouches, (sm. a.) packet, cartridge
packet;
double, (sm. a.) double skelp;
d'eau, v. tclvsee;
en , without order; by the run; quick, cheerily;
individuel de pansement, (met.) first-aid
packet;
de mer, green sea;
de mteraule. v. grappe de micraille;
trcmpe en , (met.) casehardening;
trcmper en , (met.) to caseharden.
paquetage, m., pack, packing; (mil.) packing (as
of equipment); (sm. a ) putting into packets
(cartridges); (met.) piling, fagoting.
paqueter, v. a., to pack, put up in packets.
paraballe, m., (t. p.) bullet stop (gallery practice);
(mil.) defensive armor proposed in Belgium.
parabole, f., parabola.
paraboloSde, m., paraboloid.
paracel, m., sunken reef, coral reef.
parachute, f.. parachute; safety stop (of a hoisting
apparatus); (art.) sort of piston valve (recoilchecking).
paracrotte, m., mud guard.
parade, f., show, pageant; (mil.) review, parade,
especially parade for guard ;(fenc.) parry; (man.)
stopping", halting of a horse (synonym of arret);
place where horses are sold;
& la on , parade;
de bindcrole, (fenc.) parry against a diagonal
cut (broadsword);
cheval stir bla horse , easy to stop;
de corps, (fenc.) body parry (broadsword);
defiler la , (mil. slang) to die;
demi , v. demi-arret, s. v. arret;
en , (art.) (of a gun detachment) facing to the
front (from the if
epaulment, there is one);
d''execution, (mil.) parade of troops to witness
a military execution;
faire , (nav.) to dress ship;
faire la , (mil.) to parade; attend, go to, parade;
de figure ti droite (gauche), (fenc.) right (left)
cheek parry (broadsword);
deflanc, (fenc.) flank parry (broadsword);
de garde, (mil.) guard mounting;
manquee, (man.) refusal of a horse to stop;
de pointe, (fenc.) point-cut parry (broadsword);
de tete, head parry (broadsword);
de venire, v. de banderole.
parader, v. n., faire un cheval, (man.) to put a
horse through, make him show off, his paces.
parados, m.. (fort.) parados;
rfduit, parados that may serve as a keep in
case of aeed.
paradosser, v. a., (fort.) to buila a parados.
paraffl ne, f., paraffin.
paratfiner, v. a., (expl., etc ) to paraffin,
par.iflanc, m., (fort.) flanking traverse, epaulment.
parafoudre, m., (elec.) lightning arrester, lightning
protector.
parafouille, m. , (cons.) piling to prevent the washing
of foundations.
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paragc, m., stretch of coast, waters, shores, latitudes,
parts; trimming, polishing, of metallic
surfaces;
des pilotes, pilot waters.
paraglace, m., ice fender, ice breaker.
parallaxe. f., parallax.
parallelc, a., parallel; m parallel (of latitude);
parallel rule; f., parallel line; (fort.) parallel;
trench;
avcnt , v. avant-paralllle;
demi , v. demi-parallele;
ouvrir la . (siege) to begin the construction of
the parallel;
rlgles s, f., parallel rulers;
parallfcle, systeme des s, (mil. teleg.) system of
laying military telegraph in which each headquarters
is followed by its own line.
parall&epipfcde, paraltelipipfcde, m., parallelopipedon.
parallelogramme, m., parallelogram; (mach.)
parallel motion;
articule, (mach.) parallel motion;
flexible, v. articule;
mouvcment du , (mach.) parallel motion;
tigcs de , bars, arms, of a parallelogram, (mach.)
of a parallel motion;
de Watt, v. articule;
de Whealstone, (elec.) Wheatstone bridge.
parallelographe, m., parallel rulers.
paramagnStique, a., (elec.) paramagnetic.
paramagnStisme, m., (elec.) paramagnetism.
paraneige, m., snow fender or guard, snow beam
(as on Alpine huts).
parapet, m., parapet: (fort.) parapet;
border un v. s. v. , border;
en clayonnage, (fort.) hurdle parapet;
durci, (fort.) lit., "hardened" parapet, i. e.,
a parapet faced with bet on;
en gabionnade, (fort.) gabion parapet;
; de poutres, timber or log parapet;
en terre, earthen parapet.
paraplegic, f., (hipp.) paralysis of the abdominal
members.
parapluie, m., umbrella; hood (umbrella-shaped
hood); (fond.) splashboard;
de cheminee, funnel bonnet.
parasolell, m., lens hood.
parasouffle, m., (art.) flash rim.
paratonnerre, m., (elec.) lightning rod; lightning
arrester;
& air rarifie, vacuum protector;
to, fil preservateur, fusible lightning arrester;
& lame isolantc, strip fuse, safety strip;
& plaque isolantc, plate lightning arrester;
d plaques, v. & plaque isolante;
ft pomtes, comb protector; comb lightning
arrester;
d, stries, ribbed lightning arrester (the intersections
of the ribs on the two plates acting as
points);
tige de -, lightning rod proper.
paravent, m., screen, folding screen;
b, feuill.es, folding screen.
pare, m., park, inclosure; (mil.) park; emplacement
where stores are kept and repairs are made (as
during a siege); supplies, material, equipment;
train of ammunition, guns, etc., accompanying
an army in the field ; gun park, wagon park;
aerostatique, balloon park;
d'aerostiers, v. aerostatique;
d'armee, v. grand d'artillerie d'armee and
de betail;
d'artillerie de corps d'armee, ( Fr. a.) the artillery
park of an army corps (four sections), commanded
by a lieutenant-colonel;
d'artillerie de siege, (siege) siege (artillery)
park;
attele, (Fr. a.) the wagons of a company of
railway troops;
& ballons, balloon park;
de betail, ( Fr. a.) cattle on the hoof, to last
12 days, subdivided into
divisionnaire, 2 days;
de corps d'armee, 4 days;
d'armee, 2 days;
de reserve, 4 days;
de boisto, plate-formes, (siege) timber depot;
de(s) bouchcsfifeu, gun park;
b, boulcts, (nav.) shot locker;
& charbon, coal yard;
chariot de v. s. , y. chariot;
de corps d'armee, v. d'artillerie de corps
d'armee and de betail;
de , after the name of a tool, etc., means of the
model adopted for the service;
directeur de , (Fr. a.) lieutenant-colonel in
charge of a park;